Declana atronivea

Dr Patrick Brownsey and Dr Leon Perrie, Botany Curators at Te Papa, are involved in the ongoing task of documenting New Zealand’s fern flora. This involves...

Coralline algae are classified in the red algae (Rhodophyta) phylum and are found in three orders (Corallinales, Hapalidialaes and Sporolithales). Coralline algal species can be found...

Moths, along with butterflies, are part of the order Lepidoptera (from the Greek for scaled wings). Over 90% of New Zealand’s Lepidoptera species are endemic, found...