Biology:Bennelongia

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Short description: Genus of seed shrimps

Bennelongia
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Ostracoda
Order: Podocopida
Family: Cyprididae
Subfamily: Cypridinae
Genus: Bennelongia
De Deckker & McKenzie, 1981

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

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4889613 entry