Bennelongia Explained

Bennelongia is a genus of ostracod crustaceans in the family Cyprididae. It is probably endemic to Australia and New Zealand,^[1] and is predicted to be highly diverse. The genus was described in 1981 and named after Woollarawarre Bennelong, the first aboriginal to have a long association with the early European settlers of Australia.^[2] Prior to 2012, six species were described in Australia. There are currently 15 species of Bennelongia.^{[1] [3]} Bennelongia may be the last true descendant genus of the Mesozoic (and now extinct) lineage of Cypridea, which was a dominant lineage of ostracod in non-marine waters in the Cretaceous.^[4]

See also

• Bennelongia australis (Brady, 1886) – South Australia
• Bennelongia barangaroo De Deckker, 1981 – Western Australia
• Bennelongia calei Martens et al 2013 – Western Australia
• Bennelongia bidgelongensis Martens et al., 2012 – Western Australia, Gascoyne
• Bennelongia coondinerensis Martens et al., 2012 – Western Australia, Pilbara
• Bennelongia cuensis Martens et al., 2012 – Western Australia, Yilgarn
• Bennelongia cygnus Martens et al., 2012 – Western Australia, Swan Valley
• Bennelongia frumenta Martens et al., 2012 – Western Australia, Wheatbelt
• Bennelongia gwelupensis Martens et al., 2012 – Western Australia, Perth, southwest coast
• Bennelongia harpago De Deckker & McKenzie, 1981 – Queensland (type species)
• Bennelongia kimberleyensis Martens et al., 2012 – Western Australia, Kimberley
• Bennelongia lata Martens et al., 2012 – Western Australia, Gascoyne–Murchison region
• Bennelongia nimala De Deckker, 1981 – Northern Territory
• Bennelongia pinpi De Deckker, 1981 – Queensland
• Bennelongia strellyensis Martens et al., 2012 – Western Australia, Pilbara
• Bennelongia tunta De Deckker, 1982 – Queensland

Notes and References

1. Nine new species of Bennelongia De Deckker & McKenzie, 1981 (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from Western Australia, with the description of a new subfamily . . 8 . 2012 . Koen Martens, Stuart Halse . Isa Schön . amp. 1–56.
2. Bennelongia, A new Cyprididid Ostracod Genus from Australasia . . 105 . part 2 . 1981 . Patrick de Deckker . Kenneth G. McKenzie . amp. 53–56.
3. A review of Bennelongia De Deckker & McKenzie, 1981 (Crustacea, Ostracoda) species from eastern Australia with the description of three new species . . 25 . 2012 . Rylan Shearn . Annette Koenders . Stuart Halse . Isa Schön . Koen Martens . 1–35.
4. Koen Martens . Isa Schön . Claude Meisch . David J. Horne . 2008 . Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment . . 185–193 . 10.1007/s10750-007-9245-4 . 198 . Developments in Hydrobiology . . 978-1-4020-8258-0 .