Nine new species of Bennelongia De Deckker & McKenzie, 1981 (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from Western Australia, with the description of a new subfamily
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><p>The genus <em>Bennelongia</em> De Deckker & McKenzie, 1981 is most likely endemic to Australia and New Zealand and, up to now, on...
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| description | <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><p>The genus <em>Bennelongia</em> De Deckker & McKenzie, 1981 is most likely endemic to Australia and New Zealand and, up to now, only two described species in this genus had been reported from Western Australia. Extensive sampling in Western Australia revealed a much higher specific diversity. Here, we describe nine new species in three lineages, within the genus <em>Bennelongia</em>: <em>B. cygnus</em> sp. nov. and <em>B. frumenta</em> sp. nov. in the <em>B</em>. <em>cygnus</em> lineage, <em>B. gwelupensis</em> sp. nov., <em>B. coondinerensis</em> sp. nov., <em>B. cuensis</em> sp. nov., <em>B. lata</em> sp. nov. and <em>B. bidgelangensis</em> sp. nov. in the <em>B</em>. <em>australis</em> lineage, and <em>B. strellyensis</em> sp. nov. and <em>B. kimberleyensis</em> sp. nov. (from the Pilbara and Kimberley regions respectively) in the <em>B</em>. <em>pinpi</em>-lineage. For six of the nine species, we were also able to construct molecular phylogenies and to test for cryptic diversity with two different methods based on the evolutionary genetic species concept, namely Birky’s 4 x rule and the GYMC model. These analyses support the specific nature of at least four of the five new species in the <em>B.</em> <em>australis</em> lineage and of the two new species in the <em>B. pinpi </em>lineage. We also describe Bennelongiinae n.subfam. to accommodate the genus. With the nine new species described here, the genus <em>Bennelongia</em> now comprises 15 species, but several more await formal description.</p><br /></span></span> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-48428c94e15f4306ab1fa698c069f14c2022-12-22T00:44:30ZengConsortium of European Natural History MuseumsEuropean Journal of Taxonomy2118-97732012-03-010815610.5852/ejt.2012.8Nine new species of Bennelongia De Deckker & McKenzie, 1981 (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from Western Australia, with the description of a new subfamilyKoen MartensStuart HalseIsa Schon<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><p>The genus <em>Bennelongia</em> De Deckker & McKenzie, 1981 is most likely endemic to Australia and New Zealand and, up to now, only two described species in this genus had been reported from Western Australia. Extensive sampling in Western Australia revealed a much higher specific diversity. Here, we describe nine new species in three lineages, within the genus <em>Bennelongia</em>: <em>B. cygnus</em> sp. nov. and <em>B. frumenta</em> sp. nov. in the <em>B</em>. <em>cygnus</em> lineage, <em>B. gwelupensis</em> sp. nov., <em>B. coondinerensis</em> sp. nov., <em>B. cuensis</em> sp. nov., <em>B. lata</em> sp. nov. and <em>B. bidgelangensis</em> sp. nov. in the <em>B</em>. <em>australis</em> lineage, and <em>B. strellyensis</em> sp. nov. and <em>B. kimberleyensis</em> sp. nov. (from the Pilbara and Kimberley regions respectively) in the <em>B</em>. <em>pinpi</em>-lineage. For six of the nine species, we were also able to construct molecular phylogenies and to test for cryptic diversity with two different methods based on the evolutionary genetic species concept, namely Birky’s 4 x rule and the GYMC model. These analyses support the specific nature of at least four of the five new species in the <em>B.</em> <em>australis</em> lineage and of the two new species in the <em>B. pinpi </em>lineage. We also describe Bennelongiinae n.subfam. to accommodate the genus. With the nine new species described here, the genus <em>Bennelongia</em> now comprises 15 species, but several more await formal description.</p><br /></span></span>http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/98TaxonomyevolutionOstracodacryptic speciesBiodiversityWestern Australia |
| spellingShingle | Koen Martens Stuart Halse Isa Schon Nine new species of Bennelongia De Deckker & McKenzie, 1981 (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from Western Australia, with the description of a new subfamily European Journal of Taxonomy Taxonomy evolution Ostracoda cryptic species Biodiversity Western Australia |
| title | Nine new species of Bennelongia De Deckker & McKenzie, 1981 (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from Western Australia, with the description of a new subfamily |
| title_full | Nine new species of Bennelongia De Deckker & McKenzie, 1981 (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from Western Australia, with the description of a new subfamily |
| title_fullStr | Nine new species of Bennelongia De Deckker & McKenzie, 1981 (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from Western Australia, with the description of a new subfamily |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nine new species of Bennelongia De Deckker & McKenzie, 1981 (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from Western Australia, with the description of a new subfamily |
| title_short | Nine new species of Bennelongia De Deckker & McKenzie, 1981 (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from Western Australia, with the description of a new subfamily |
| title_sort | nine new species of bennelongia de deckker mckenzie 1981 crustacea ostracoda from western australia with the description of a new subfamily |
| topic | Taxonomy evolution Ostracoda cryptic species Biodiversity Western Australia |
| url | http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/98 |
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