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Steve O'Shea
Steve O'Shea (born 14 December 1965 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a marine biologist and environmentalist known for his research on giant squid. O'Shea obtained his degrees from Auckland university. He undertook a Bachelor of Science between 1984 and 1988. He graduated with an M.Sc. in 1990. The title of his 1998 doctoral thesis was ''New Zealand Octopoda (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) : systematics''. He began work with the giant squid whilst working for the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) in New Zealand in 1996. He became the Director of the Earth and Oceanic Sciences Research Institute at the Auckland University of Technology in 2005, and was a Discovery Channel Quest Scholar. In 2009 he resigned from his Discovery Quest position to focus his research on coastal conservation, environmental matters and postgraduate supervision and teaching; despite this he has remained active in squid research, but is best known (in the popular press) for his involvement with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region—the area governed by Auckland Council—which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of . While Europeans continue to make up the plurality of Auckland's population, the city became multicultural and cosmopolitan in the late-20th century, with Asians accounting for 31% of the city's population in 2018. Auckland has the fourth largest foreign-born population in the world, with 39% of its residents born overseas. With its large population of Pasifika New Zealanders, the city is also home to the biggest ethnic Polynesian population in the world. The Māori-language name for Auckland is ', meaning "Tāmaki desired by many", in ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colossal Squid
The colossal squid (''Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni'') is part of the family Cranchiidae. It is sometimes called the Antarctic squid or giant cranch squid and is believed to be the largest squid species in terms of mass. It is the only recognized member of the genus ''Mesonychoteuthis'' and is known from only a small number of specimens. The species is confirmed to reach a mass of at least , though the largest specimens—known only from beaks found in sperm whale stomachs—may perhaps weigh as much as , e Papa(2019)How big is the colossal squid on display?Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. e Papa(2019)The beak of the colossal squid Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. making it the largest known invertebrate. Maximum total length has been estimated at .Roper, C.F.E. & P. Jereb (2010). Family Cranchiidae. In: P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper (eds.) Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 2. Myopsid and Oegopsid Squids'. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Biologists
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Living People
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1965 Births
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Vulcanolepas Osheai
''Vulcanolepas osheai'', commonly referred to as O'Shea's vent barnacle, is a stalked barnacle of the family Neolepadidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand. Habitat This species is a deep-sea stalked barnacle, found in the Brother's Caldera in the Havre Trough, near the North Island of New Zealand (approximately 700 kilometers off the coast of the Bay of Plenty). The barnacle is found at depths of 1290 to 1500 meters in depth around hydrothermal vents and active underwater volcanoes. Description ''Vulcanolepas osheai'' has a peduncle (stalk) to capitulum (shell-casing) ratio of 5:1.Southward, A.J.; Jones, D.S. (2003). A revision of stalked barnacles (Cirripedia: Thoracica: Scalpellomorpha: Eolepadidae: Neolepadinae) associated with hydrothermalism, including a description of a new genus and species from a volcanic seamount off Papua New Guinea. ''Senckenbergiana Maritima''. 32(1/2): 77–93. The capitulum is made of approximately 8 calcareous plates, with a thin cut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnoteuthis Osheai
''Magnoteuthis'' is a genus of whip-lash squid containing at least three species. Some teuthologists consider '' Idioteuthis'' or '' Mastigoteuthis'' synonymous with this taxon, but it is genetically and morphologically distinct. Species *Genus ''Magnoteuthis'' **''Magnoteuthis magna ''Magnoteuthis'' is a genus of whip-lash squid containing at least three species. Some teuthologists consider '' Idioteuthis'' or '' Mastigoteuthis'' synonymous with this taxon, but it is genetically and morphologically distinct. Species *Ge ...'' (Joubin, 1913) **'' Magnoteuthis microlucens'' (Young, Lindgren & Vecchione, 2008) **'' Magnoteuthis osheai'' Braid & Bolstad, 2015 References External links Squid Cephalopod genera {{squid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonodactylellus Osheai
''Gonodactylellus'' is a genus of mantis shrimp. It contains the following species: * '' Gonodactylellus affinis'' (de Man, 1902) * '' Gonodactylellus annularis'' Erdman & Manning, 1998 * '' Gonodactylellus barberi'' Ahyong & Erdmann, 2007 * ''Gonodactylellus bicarinatus'' (Manning, 1968) * ''Gonodactylellus caldwelli'' Erdman & Manning, 1998 * ''Gonodactylellus choprai'' (Manning, 1967) * ''Gonodactylellus crosnieri'' (Manning, 1968) * ''Gonodactylellus demanii'' (Henderson, 1893) * ''Gonodactylellus dianae'' Ahyong, 2008 * ''Gonodactylellus erdmanni'' Ahyong, 2001 * ''Gonodactylellus espinosus'' (Borradaile, 1898) * ''Gonodactylellus incipiens'' (Lanchester, 1903) * ''Gonodactylellus kandi'' Ahyong & Erdmann, 2007 * ''Gonodactylellus kume'' Ahyong, 2012 * ''Gonodactylellus lanchesteri'' (Manning, 1967) * ''Gonodactylellus micronesicus'' (Manning, 1971) * ''Gonodactylellus molyneux'' Ahyong, 2001 * ''Gonodactylellus oshea'' Ahyong, 2012 * ''Gonodactylellus rubriguttatus'' Erdman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brucerolis Osheai
''Brucerolis'' is a genus of isopods in the family Serolidae, found in the Southern Ocean. The genus was first described in 2009 by Gary Poore and Melissa Storey, and the genus name honours Niel L. Bruce. Species There are ten recognized species: *''Brucerolis brandtae'' Storey & Poore, 2009 *''Brucerolis bromleyana'' (Suhm, 1876) *''Brucerolis cidaris'' (Poore & Brandt, 1997) *''Brucerolis howensis'' Storey & Poore, 2009 *''Brucerolis hurleyi'' Storey & Poore, 2009 *''Brucerolis macdonnellae'' (Menzies, 1962) *''Brucerolis maryannae'' (Menzies, 1962) *''Brucerolis nowra'' Poore & Storey, 2009 *'' Brucerolis osheai'' Storey & Poore, 2009 *''Brucerolis victoriensis'' Storey & Poore, 2009 Serolis bromleyana - Brehms Tierleben X Niedere Tiere.png, ''Brucerolis bromleyana'' Brucerolis nowra (10.3897-zookeys.18.129) Figure 5.png, ''Brucerolis nowra'' Brucerolis brandtae 02.jpg, ''Brucerolis brandtae ''Brucerolis brandtae'' is a species of isopods in the family Serolidae S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north, the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur to the south-west. Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are known as "Sydneysiders". The 2021 census recorded the population of Greater Sydney as 5,231,150, meaning the city is home to approximately 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. Nicknames of the city include the 'Emerald City' and the 'Harbour City'. Aboriginal Australians have inhabited the Greater Sydney region for at least 30,000 years, and Aboriginal engravings and cultural sites are common throughout Greater Sydney. The traditional custodians of the land on which modern Sydney stands ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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