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benthic invertebrates species

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    NIWA's original benthic invertebrate species database (now superseded by Specify). Created in 1995 and replaced in the early 2000s. The original data are stored in an MS Access database. These records with then imported into a DiGIR server for the purposes of publishing in OBIS (Ocean Biogeographic Information System) as part of the Census of Marine Life project. These data can be freely accessed at http://iobis.org

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    The NIWA Invertebrate Collection (NIC) holds specimens from almost all invertebrate phyla. This is a result of about half a century of marine taxonomic and biodiversity research in the New Zealand region, the South West Pacific and the Ross Sea, Antarctica. New Zealand lies in the South West Pacific, a region that harbours one of the world’s highest species diversity in some marine invertebrate groups with a high proportion of endemic species (that don't occur anywhere else). This huge diversity is, amongst other things, related to the variable seafloor relief and New Zealand’s ancient geological history. NIWA is fortunate to hold a significant representation of New Zealand’s marine biodiversity in the NIWA Invertebrate Collection at Greta Point in Wellington.