Table 2 List of extant coccolithophores recorded from 160 samples collected from 156 stations during 2009 and 2012: a) over the Chatham Rise and Kaikoura coast, east of New Zealand (NZ); b) in Bay of Plenty, northeast NZ; c) along two transects in the Tasman Sea, west of NZ; d) south of NZ

  Calcidiscus leptoporus

2A

10–15

+

-

-

-

+

-

+

-

+

+

  Umbilicosphaera hulburtiana

2B

5–6

-

-

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

  Emiliania huxleyi

2C-G

3–7

+^*

+

+^*

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

  Gephyrocapsa ericsonii

2H

4–5

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

-

  Gephyrocapsa muellerae

2I

5–6

-

+

-

+

+

+

+

+

+

-

  Gephyrocapsa oceanica

2J

8–10

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

-

+

-

  Gephyrocapsa ornata

2K-L

4–5

-

+

-

-

+

-

+

-

-

-

  Reticulofenestra parvula

2M

4–6

-

-

+

+

-

+

+

-

-

-

  R. parvula var. tecticentrum

2N

4–6

-

-

-

+

-

+

+

-

-

-

  Calciosolenia brasiliensis

3G-H

6–8

-

+

-

-

-

-

+

-

+

-

  Calciosolenia murrayi

3I

11–13

-

-

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

Family Rhabdosphaeraceae

3J-K

6–7

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  Acanthoica quattrospina

3L-M

6–9

-

+

-

+

+

-

+

-

+

-

  Algirosphaera robusta

3N

6–7

-

+

-

+

+

-

-

-

-

-

  Anacanthoica acanthos

3O

5–6

-

+

-

-

-

-

+

-

+

-

  Cyrtosphaera aculeata

3P-Q

c. 11

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  Discosphaera tubifera

3R

c. 7

-

-

-

+

-

-

+

-

-

-

  Palusphaera vandelii

3S

6–7

-

-

-

+

+

-

-

-

-

-

  Rhabdosphaera xiphos

3T

7–8

-

+

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

Family Syracosphaeraceae

4A

10–12

+

+

-

+

+

-

+

-

+

-

  Syracosphaera anthos

4B-C

c. 9

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  Syracosphaera bannockii

4D

n.d.

-

-

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

  Syracosphaera leptolepis

4E

12–15

-

+

-

+

-

-

+

+

+

+

  Syracosphaera molischii

3G-H

6–8

-

+

-

-

-

-

+

-

+

-

  Syracosphaera nana

3I

11–13

-

-

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

  Syracosphaera nodosa

3J-K

6–7

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  S. nodosa aff. S. sp. type 2

3L-M

6–9

-

+

-

+

+

-

+

-

+

-

  Syracosphaera cf. orbiculus

3N

6–7

-

+

-

+

+

-

-

-

-

-

  Syracosphaera ossa

3O

5–6

-

+

-

-

-

-

+

-

+

-

  Syracosphaera pemmadiscus

3P-Q

c. 11

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  Syracosphaera pulchra

3R

c. 7

-

-

-

+

-

-

+

-

-

-

  Syracosphaera serrata

3S

6–7

-

-

-

+

+

-

-

-

-

-

  Syracosphaera tumularis

3T

7–8

-

+

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

Genus incertae sedis

4A

10–12

+

+

-

+

+

-

+

-

+

-

  Coronosphaera mediterranea

4B-C

c. 9

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  HOL gracillima-type

4F

n.d.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

+

-

  Helicosphaera carteri

4G

17–19

-

+

-

-

+

-

+

-

+

-

  Helicosphaera carteri HOL

4H

c. 12

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  Helicosphaera hyalina

4I

c. 12

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  Helicosphaera wallichii

4J

c. 15

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Family Pontosphaeraceae

  Scyphosphaera apsteinii

4K

c. 26

-

+

-

-

-

-

+

-

-

-

  Alisphaera pinnigera

4L

c. 7

-

-

-

+

-

-

+

-

-

-

  Polycrater galapagensis

4M

c. 8

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  Papposphaera lepida

4N

c. 5

-

+

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

  Umbellosphaera tenuis Type II

4O

8–14

+

+

+

+

-

-

-

-

+

+

  Braarudosphaera bigelowii

4P

c. 5–6

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  Corisphaera gracilis

4Q

c. 5

-

+

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

  Holococcolithophora sphaeroidea

4R

8-10

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  Homozygosphaera arethusae

4S

8–12

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 Poricalyptra aurisinae

4T

c. 8

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-