Bennelongia is a genus of ostracod crustacean in the family Cyprididae. It is endemic to Australia and New Zealand and is highly diverse. The genus was described in 1981 and named after Woollarawarre Bennelong, who is the first aboriginal to have a long association with the early European settlers of Australia. Prior to 2012, only six species were described in Australia. Four recent papers (Shearn et al. 2012 and Martens et al. 2012, 2013 & 2015) describe 25 new species of Bennelongia, bringing the total to 31 species.
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Bennelongia is likely the last true descendent genus of the Mesozoic (and now extinct) lineage of Cypridea, which was a dominant lineage of ostracods in non-marine waters in the Cretaceous period.
- Bennelongia australis Brady 1886 – South Australia
- Bennelongia barangaroo De Deckker 1981 – Western Australia
- Bennelongia bidgelongensis Martens et al. 2012 – Western Australia, Gascoyne
- Bennelongia calei Martens et al. 2013 – Western Australia
- 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 dedeckkeri Shearn et al. 2012, Martens et al. 2013 – Queensland & Western Australia
- Bennelongia frumenta Martens et al. 2012 – Western Australia, Wheatbelt
- Bennelongia gnamma Martens et al. 2013 – Western Australia
- Bennelongia gwelupensis Martens et al. 2012 – Western Australia, Perth, southwest coast
- Bennelongia harpago De Deckker & McKenzie 1981 – Queensland (type species)
- Bennelongia hirsute Martens et al. 2013 – Western Australia
- Bennelongia ivanae Martens et al. 2013 – Western Australia
- Bennelongia kimberleyensis Martens et al. 2012 – Western Australia, Kimberley
- Bennelongia koendersae Martens et al. 2015 – Western Australia
- Bennelongia lata Martens et al. 2012 – Western Australia, Gascoyne–Murchison region
- Bennelongia mckenziei Shearn et al. 2012 – Queensland
- Bennelongia mcraeae Martens et al. 2013 – Western Australia
- Bennelongia muggon Martens et al. 2015 – Western Australia
- Bennelongia nimala De Deckker 1981 – Northern Territory
- Bennelongia pinderi Martens et al. 2015 – Western Australia
- Bennelongia pinpi De Deckker 1981 – Queensland
- Bennelongia regina Shearn et al. 2012 – Queensland
- Bennelongia scanloni Martens et al. 2013 – Western Australia
- Bennelongia shieli Martens et al. 2015 – Western Australia
- Bennelongia strellyensis Martens et al. 2012 – Western Australia, Pilbara
- Bennelongia timmsi Martens et al. 2013 – Western Australia
- Bennelongia tirigie Martens et al. 2015 – Western Australia
- Bennelongia triangulata Martens et al. 2015 – Western Australia
- Bennelongia tunta De Deckker 1982 – Queensland
Martens K., Halse S. & Schön I. 2015. On the Bennelongia nimala and B. triangulata lineages (Crustacea, Ostracoda) in Western Australia, with the description of six new species.European Journal of Taxonomy 111, 1–36. Link
Martens, K., Halse, S.A. & Schön, I. 2013. On the Bennelongia barangaroo lineage (Crustacea, Ostracoda) in Western Australia, with the description of seven new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 66, 1-59 Link
Martens, K., Halse, S. & Schön, I. 2012. 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 8, 1-56. Link
Shearn, R., Koenders, A., Halse, S., Schön, I and Martens, K. 2012. A review of Bennelongia De Deckker & McKenzie, 1981 (Crystacea, Ostracoda) species from eastern Australia with a description of three new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 25, 1-35. Link