The Bathyal Holothurians of the New Zealand Region
Abstract
Abstract
The bathyal holothurian fauna is now known to comprise 21 genera and 24 species, of which 10 species are new records for the New Zealand region. Recent bathyal collections have revealed two new genera and five new species, which have been described elsewhere (Pawson, 1965a, 1965b).
The New Zealand shelf contributes little to the bathyal fauna, which is partly of cosmopolitan aspect, and also contains many elements of the Indo-west-Pacific deep water holothurian fauna. There is no evidence of bipolarity.