NIWA Biodiversity Memoirs
The NIWA Biodiversity Memoir (NBM) series comprises technical works that describe New Zealand’s invertebrate marine life—sponges, corals, hydroids, worms, molluscs, crustaceans, sea stars and lesser-known groups. They are beautifully presented, stand-alone monographs that reveal the history and diversity of the subject groups, with new species names and revisionary work that is relevant globally.
These important publications are indispensable references for academic researchers and postgraduate students interested in marine systematics and the conservation of New Zealand’s unique aquatic biodiversity, much of which is found nowhere else in the world.
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All our NIWA Biodiversity Memoirs (NBM) are available for purchase (hard copy) or free download (PDF) below.
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Authors | Date | Title | Keywords | Download PDF - free | Price |
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| NBM101 | Lutschinger, S. | 1993 | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Chaetognatha (arrow worms). | Zooplankton, worm, systematics, taxonomy |
 New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 101 (PDF, 11 MB, 61 p.) |
Buy hard copy ($35) |
| NBM102 | Bradford-Grieve, J.M. | 1994 | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Pelagic calanoid Copepoda. Families Megacalanidae, Calanidae, Paracalanidae, Mecynoceridae, Eucalanidae, Spinocalanidae, Clausocalanidae. | Zooplankton, Arthropoda, copepods, systematics, taxonomy |
New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 102 (PDF, 51 MB, 160 p.) |
Out of print |
| NBM103 | Cairns, S.D. | 1995 | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa). | Cnidaria, stony coral, cup coral, systematics, taxonomy |
New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 103 (PDF, 41 MB, 144 p.) |
Out of print |
| NBM104 | Heron, G.A.; Bradford-Grieve, J.M. | 1995 | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Pelagic Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida: Oncaeidae. | Zooplankton, Arthropoda, copepods, systematics, taxonomy |
New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 104 (PDF, 9 MB, 57 p.) |
Out of print |
| NBM105 | Spencer, H.G.; Willan, R.C. | 1995 | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Index to the fauna. 3. Mollusca. | Mollusca, Gastropoda, Bivalvia, Opisthobranchia, Nudibranchia, Reference list, taxonomists |
New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 105 (PDF, 26 MB, 125 p.) |
Buy hard copy ($50) |
| NBM106 | Schuchert, P. | 1996 | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Athecate hydroids and their medusae (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa). | Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, jellyfish, jellies, systematics, taxonomy |
New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 106 (PDF, 36 MB, 147 p.) |
Buy hard copy ($57) |
| NBM107 | Bergquist, P.R. | 1996 | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Porifera: Demospongiae part 5. Dendroceratida and Halisarcida. | Sponge, demosponge, systematics, taxonomy |
New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 107 (PDF, 8 MB, 53 p.) |
Buy hard copy ($40) |
| NBM108 | Knox, G.A.; Cameron, D.B. | 1998 | The marine fauna of the Ross Sea: Polychaeta. | Antarctica, Annelida, worm, systematics, taxonomy |
New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 108 (PDF, 27 MB, 125 p.) |
Buy hard copy ($46) |
| NBM109 | Child, C.A. | 1998 | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Pycnogonida (sea spiders). | Arthropoda, pycnogonids, systematics, taxonomy |
New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 109 (PDF, 12 MB, 71 p.) |
Buy hard copy ($30) |
| NBM110 | Forch, E.C. | 1998 | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Cephalopoda: Oegopsida: Architeuthidae (giant squid). | Mollusca, Architeuthis dux, Teuthida, Oegopsida, systematics, taxonomy |
New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 110 (PDF, 18 MB, 113 p.) |
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| NBM111 | Bradford-Grieve, J.M. | 1999 | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Pelagic calanoid Copepoda: Bathypontiidae, Arietellidae, Augaptilidae, Heterorhabdidae, Lucicutiidae, Metridinidae, Phyllopodidae, Centropagidae, Pseudodiaptomidae, Temoridae, Candaciidae, Pontellidae, Sulcanidae, Acartiidae, Tortanidae. | Zooplankton, Arthropoda, copepods, systematics, taxonomy |
NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 111 (PDF, 51 MB, 268 p.) |
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| NBM112 | O'Shea, S. | 1999 | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Octopoda (Mollusca: Cephalopoda). | Mollusca, Incirrata, Cirrata, octopus, systematics, taxonomy |
NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 112 (PDF, 55 MB, 280 p.) |
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| NBM113 | Bouillon, J.; Barnett, T.J. | 1999 | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Hydromedusae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa). | Cnidaria, hydroids, jellyfish, jellies, systematics, taxonomy |
NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 113 (PDF, 31 MB, 136 p.) |
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| NBM114 | Forest, J.; de S. Laurent, M.; McLaughlin, P.A.; Lemaitre, R. | 2000 | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Paguridea (Decapoda: Anomura) exclusive of the Lithodidae. | Arthropoda, Crustacea, hermit crab, Paguroidea,taxonomy |
NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 114 (PDF, 61 MB, 250 p.) |
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| NBM115 | McKnight, D.G. | 2000 | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Basket-stars and snake-stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea: Euryalinida). | Echinodermata, snake star, basketstar, Ophiuroidea, Euryalida, taxonomy |
NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 115 (PDF, 16 MB, 79 p.) |
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| NBM116 | Clark, H.E.S.; McKnight, D.G. | 2000 | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Echinodermata: Asteroidea (sea-stars). Orders Paxillosida and Notomyotida. | Echinodermata, sea star, starfish, Asteroidea, Paxillosida, Notomyotida, taxonomy, see download page for details |
NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 116 (PDF, 35 MB, 196 p.) |
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| NBM117 | Clark, H.E.S.; McKnight, D.G. | 2001 | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Echinodermata: Asteroidea (sea-stars) order Valvatida. | Echinodermata, sea star, starfish, Asteroidea, Valvatida, taxonomy |
NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 117 (PDF, 55 MB, 269 p.) |
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| NBM118 | Gibson, R. | 2002 | The invertebrate fauna of New Zealand: Nemertea (ribbon worms). | Nemertea, ribbon worm, taxonomy |
NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 118 (PDF, 15 MB, 87 p.) |
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| NBM119 | Vervoot, W.; Watson, J.E. | 2003 | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Leptothecata (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) (thecate hydroids). | Cnidaria, thecate hydroid, taxonomy |
NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 119 (PDF, 7 MB, 538 p.) |
Buy hard copy ($140) |
| NBM120 | McKnight, D.G. | 2006 | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Asteroidea (sea-stars). 3. Orders Velatida, Spinulosida, Forcipulatida, Brisingida with addenda to Paxillosida, Valvatida. | Echinodermata, sea star, starfish Asteroidea, Velatida, Spinulosida, Forcipulatida, Brisingida, taxonomy |
NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 120 (PDF, 5 MB, 187 p.) |
Buy hard copy ($75) |