Marine invertebrates

NIWA has taxonomic expertise across a range of marine invertebrate phyla and produces research and resources to aid in the identification and conservation of these important groups.

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    How do we identify new aquatic species?

    Different groups of organisms need trained specialists (taxonomists) to distinguish a new species from one that is already named and scientifically described
    Oceans
    Marine invertebrates

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    Plankton biodiversity in the Southern Ocean

    Research Project
    NIWA is conducting a five–year study to map changes in the distribution of plankton species in surface waters between New Zealand and the Ross Sea.
    Antarctica
    Climate change
    Marine invertebrates

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    Ancient isopods: conservation status of New Zealand phreatoicid isopods

    These endemic freshwater crustaceans are truly living fossils that originated in Gondwana at least 325 million years ago and have changed little morphologically since that time.
    Marine invertebrates