The marine fauna of New Zealand: Chaetognatha (Arrow worms)
Lutschinger, S. (1993). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Chaetognatha (Arrow worms). NIWA Biodiversity Memoir, 101. New Zealand Oceanographic Institute: Wellington. ISBN 0-478-08309-2. 61 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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| Abstract |
The distribution and taxonomy of Chaetognatha from the New Zealand region of the Southwest Pacific is recorded on the basis of N.Z. Oceanographic Institute (NZOI) samples and published records. Some of the samples included specimens from Fiji, Tonga, and the Ross Sea-these records are also included in this account. In decreasing order of numerical abundance in the NZOI samples, the 19 species recorded (totalling 5865 individuals) are: Serratosagitta tasmanica, Mesosagitta minima, Serratosagitta serratodentata, Eukrohnia hamata,Pseudosagitta lyra, Sagitta bipundata, Flaccisagitta enflata, Pterosagitta draco, Pseudosagitta gazellae, Ferosagittarobusta, Pseudosagitta maxima, Solidosagitta zetesios, Mesosagitta decipiens, Krohnitta subtilis, Flaccisagitta hexaptera,Solidosagitta marri (Ross Sea only), Aidanosagitta regularis, Serratosagitta pacifica, and Aidanosagitta neglecta.A11 of these species are described and illustrated and new distributional records mapped. A key to the genera is provided. Species diversity in relation to the oceanic circulation around New Zealand is also discussed. |
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