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Figure 20. SEM images of ossicles from the mid-body wall of a 35 mm long specimen of a species of Paracaudina Heding 1932 from the 
Chatham Rise (NIWA 70957). 
Paracaudina species (not described) 
Figure 20 
Material examined. East of New Zealand, Chatham Rise, 43.00°S 
179.00°W, 546 m, 12 Sep 1989, NIWA 70957 (1); outer east Cook 
Strait, 41.70°S 175.65°E, 1040-1080 m, 15 Apr 2010, NIWA 63034 (1); 
41.51°S 175.72°E, 1076-1104 m, 17 Apr 2010, NIWA 63195 (1);41.95°S 
174.62°E, 964-1005 m, 23 Apr 2010, NIWA 63806 (5). 
Remarks. Our colleagues in NIWA (Wellington) inform us of 
many Paracaudina specimens in their collections. We have had 
the opportunity to examine only eight. Mid-body ossicles from 
one small specimen (35 mm long; NIWA 70957) are illustrated 
here. They are not those of Paracaudina coriacea (Hutton, 1972) 
or Paracaudina chilensis (Muller, 1850). Nor do the ossicles in 
the eight specimens appear to be the ossicles of only one species, 
those from the Chatham Rise specimen differing from those 
from the outer east Cook Strait specimens. A comprehensive 
examination of the NIWA Paracaudina specimens will be 
undertaken after this work, presumably in Wellington. 
Acknowledgments 
We are grateful for the generous assistance of the following: 
Leon Altoff and Audrey Falconer (MRG, photos of specimens); 
John and Sue Barmos (collection of specimens); Ben Boonen 
(photoshop and format of figures); Niki Davey, Sadie Mills 
and Kareen Schnabel (NIWA, facilitation of loans, and search 
for Hutton type material); Julian Finn (NMV, collection and 
photos of live specimens); Jane Fromont and Mark Salotti 
(WAM, facilitation of loans); Glenys Greenwood (photos of 
live specimens); OlgaHionis (NMV, assistance with literature); 
Stephen Keable, Helen Stoddart and Roger Springthorpe (AM, 
facilitation of loans); David Lane, Peter Ng and Ria Tan 
(Singapore, dialogue and photos of relevant Singapore species); 
Thierry Laperousaz (SAM, facilitation of loans); Darryn 
McKenzie (Reef Watch Victoria, photo of spawning specimen); 
Mark Norman (NMV, photos of live specimens); Mike Reich 
(University of Gottingen, assistance with literature); Wendy 
Roberts (Reef Watch Victoria, collection of specimens); Chris 
Rowley (NMV, assistance with sending tissue samples and 
