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The deepsea squid Bathyteuthis abyssicola Hoyle, 1885 has a circumpolar oceanic distribution, which means that it is commonly found right around the Southern Ocean, and in depths from 100-4200 m deep.

NIWA marine geologist Dr Geoffroy Lamarche was made a Knight of the National Order of Merit by French Ambassador H.E. M. Laurent Contini, at a special ceremony at the Embassy of France in Wellington on 13 February.

A new foraminiferan has been discovered in moderately deep water (110 metres) northwest of the Bay of Islands in New Zealand.

This hot pink gem is Epimeria larsi Lörz, 2009 described by our very own amphipod expert Anne-Nina Lörz and named after her husband Lars!

If you are a fan of crinoids (and who isn’t) you might enjoy this short documentary (27mins), Living Fossils, which features our friend Charles Messing from Nova Southeastern University.

Astrotoma agassizii is commonly found in the Ross Sea at the Balleny Islands, Victoria Land and Terra Nova Bay.

Read about the science that will be undertaken during the voyage.

Read details about the aims of the voyage and find information about the scientists and crew on board.

This week’s critter is a funky, multi-coloured seastar, Asterodiscides truncatus, commonly known as the firebrick seastar.

Nothing says summer holiday quite like the rhythmical sigh of waves breaking gently on a sundrenched shore.

New Zealand marine molluscs are incredibly diverse, with nearly 3,600 species described or known undescribed (Gordon, 2009).

When we think about marine animals, we usually think about organisms that are relatively large, such as whales, sharks, fish, squid, or sea stars.