Appendix 2: A Summary of New Zealand's Biodiversity, Endemism and Level of Taxonomic Knowledge for Different Taxonomic Groups

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[ Last Updated 23 July 2007 ]

Entry	Taxonomic Group	New Zealand Diversity	New Zealand Endemism	Taxonomic Knowledge Level
1	Micro-organisms	unknown	unknown	very low
2	Microalgae	moderate	low	low
3	Macroalgae	moderately high	high	relatively low
4	Terrestrial plants	moderately low	very high	good
5	Terrestrial invertebrates	moderate	high	low-moderate
6	Fungi	moderate	moderate	low
7	Marine invertebrates	high	moderate-high	moderate
8	Vertebrates	low	moderate-highmoderate-high	good

Source: NIWA Client Report: AKL2005-42, June 2005, New Zealand's Biological Resources.

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