More links and websites
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Chronicles of the deep: ageing deep-sea corals in New Zealand waters
An article by Di Tracey and others, published in Water & Atmosphere online, on the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) site. The article includes a definition of coral types.
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Introduction to cnidaria
The University of California, Berkeley, website gives an excellent overview of cnidarians and leads to other links.
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Know your jellyfish
An informative, well-illustrated site written by Dr Floor Anthoni about some of New Zealand’s larger jellyfish.
More suggestions and sources
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Batson, Peter. Deep New Zealand: blue water, black abyss. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press, 2003.
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Cairns, S. D., and others. ‘Phylum Cnidaria – corals, medusae, and hydroids.’ In The New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: a species 2000 symposium review, edited by D. P. Gordon. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press, 2005.
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Powell, A. W. B. Powell’s native animals of New Zealand, edited by B. J. Gill. 4th ed. Auckland: David Bateman, 1998.
