Publication Date:
2023-11-24
Description:
The systematics of the New Zealand recent Cephalopods are considered. Thirty-two species are admitted. One species previously recorded, Octopus communis Park, is reduced to synonymy. Two names previously applied to New Zealand species are shown to be wrongly applied and for one a new specific name was found to be necessary. This species, Histioteuthis cookiana has been described elsewhere, but full details of internal anatomy and variation are given here. An analysis of the shells of Argonauta from New Zealand showed that nodosa and tuberculata cannot be separated on shell characters. It has been shown that Sepiola pacifico Kirk should be placed in Sepioloidea. The endemic element among littoral forms wa found to be high, 86 per cent., the planktonic forms showing strong Australian and Indo-Pacific affinities.
Type:
Book chapter
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PeerReviewed
Format:
text
