Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Oplismenus hirtellus hirtellus (L.) P.Beauv.
Classification
Family
Genus
Subname
hirtellus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, Kermadec Ecological Region and District, Kermadec Islands Nature Reserve, Northern Kermadec Islands Group, The Meyers, South Meyer
Field Collection Date
13 May 2011
Field Collection Notes
Locally common as a ground cover amongst Kermadec petrel (Pterodroma neglecta) nests and roosts within a cyclone battered Kermadec pohutukawa (Metrosideros kermadecensis) / Kermadec ngaio (Myoporum rapense subsp. kermadecense) / mahoe (Melicytus aff. ramiflorus) with karaka (Corynocarpus laevigatus) forest.
(Map Reference NZMS Topo25 118634)
DUPLICATE TO: WAIK, WELT
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-29.24681, -177.87789
-177.87789, -177.87789
Last Update
16 May 2017
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