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Species Asbestopluma (Asbestopluma) desmophora Kelly & Vacelet, 2011

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Common and quite widely distributed around the New Zealand EEZ, from Cavalli Seamount off North Cape, to Hikurangi Plateau and Margin, off the east coast of the North Island, to the Graveyard Seamounts Complex on the northern edge of the Chatham Rise that extends east from the South Island. It has also been found in the Australia EEZ around Macquarie Island, on Macquarie Ridge that runs southwards from the southwest of New Zealand (Kelly & Vacelet 2011).


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Macquarie Island Province (24)

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
03-Mar-2022 DEMOSPONGIAE Sollas, 1885 05-Aug-2021 MODIFIED
01-Jan-2012 ADDED