ABRS Taxonomy
Bennelongia operates a world-class laboratory equipped with state-of-the-art microscopy, advanced imaging systems, and a dedicated in-house DNA facility. Our extensive voucher collection supports high-level accuracy in all invertebrate identifications.
Because many species discovered during our surveys are not yet formally described, we work closely with the Western Australian Museum to lodge specimens and facilitate formal recognition. Our team possesses vast taxonomic expertise across diverse invertebrate groups, frequently collaborating with museum curators and international specialists to describe new species and contribute to peer-reviewed scientific literature.
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2013 – Extraordinary morphological changes in valve morphology during the ontogeny of several species of the Australian ostracod genus Bennelongia (Crustacea, Ostracoda). European Journal of Taxonomy 36, 1-37
By – De Deckker, P. & Martens, k.
2012 – Cryptic species of the Eucypris virens species complex (Ostracoda, Crustacea) have invaded Western Australia. Biological Invasions 14, 2187-2201
By – Koenders, A., Martens, K., Halse, S.A. and 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.
By – Koenders, A., Martens, K., Halse, S.A. and 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
Martens, K., Halse, S.A. & 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.
Martens K., Halse S. & Schön I.
2015 – Age and origin of Australian Bennelongia (Crustacea, Ostracoda). Hydrobiologia 750, 125-146.
Schön, I., Shearn, R., Martens, K., Koenders, A., and Halse, S.A.
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.
Shearn, R., Koenders, A., Halse, S.A., Schön, I. and Martens, K.