a new species of abalone found only in waters off a remote NZ island chain
- Written by Kerry Walton, Curator Invertebrates, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, CC BY-SAIt has long been suspected that a small pāua (known as abalone, ormers or ear-shells overseas) found around a remote island chain north of Aotearoa New Zealand differs from all other pāua.
Our earlier genetic research, using pioneering methods to extract ancient DNA from shells, provided...





