The marine fauna of New Zealand: Intertidal foraminifera of the Corallina officinalis zone
Hedley, R.H.; Hurdle, C.M.; Burdett, I.D.J. (1967). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Intertidal foraminifera of the Corallina officinalis zone. NIWA Biodiversity Memoir, 38. New Zealand Oceanographic Institute: [s.l.]. 9-86 pp.
Part of: New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir. New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: Wellington. ISSN 0083-7903, more
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New Zealand
Taxonomic status > New taxa > New species
Massilina brodiei Hedley, Hurdle & Burdett, 1967 [WoRMS]; Planulinoides norcotti Hedley, Hurdle & Burdett, 1967 [WoRMS]; Trochammina bartrami Hedley, Hurdle & Burdett, 1967 [WoRMS]
New Zealand [Marine Regions]
Marine/Coastal |
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- Hedley, R.H.
- Hurdle, C.M.
- Burdett, I.D.J.
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Sixty-three species of Foraminifera are reported from the intertidal region of New Zealand; most of these are living forms obtained either from the fronds, or from the sand which forms a basal tuft to the calcareous alga Corallina officinalis L. Three new species are described, belonging to the genera Trochammina, Massilina and Planulinoides, and eight known species are reported from the New Zealand region for the first time. Numerous nomenclatural changes and misidentifications are discussed in the light of the examination of type and other specimens of d'Orbigny. Parker and Jones, Williamson, Brady, Heron-Allen and Earland, and Vella, all of which, except those of d'Orbigny. are deposited in the British Museum (Natural History). The species recorded are considered to be hardy forms; there is no indication of a significant change in the foraminiferal fauna over the 1000-mile latitudinal range covered by this study. |
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