On the Darwinulidae (Crustacea:Ostracoda) from Oceania

Abstract

This paper reviews the darwinulid ostracods from Australia and Oceanian islands. Eleven species in three genera have thus far been found in Australia, only the genera Microdarwinula and Alicenula are absent. Vestalenula matildae, sp. nov. is here described from Western Australia. Some taxonomic notes on other species, as well as a preliminary discussion on the distribution of the group on this continent, are also offered.