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Ostracoda (Crustacea) from Lizard Island, northern Great Barrier Reef, Australia. II. The family Paradoxostomatidae Brady & Norman, 1889

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The present paper deals with the taxonomy of the ostracod family Paradoxostomatidae Brady & Norman, 1889 from the coral reefs around Lizard Island, northern Great Barrier Reef, Australia. 18 species were found, all of them belonging to the genusParadoxostoma Fischer, 1855. 2 species had been previously described from Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef. 1 species had been described from the Red Sea. 2 species are left in open nomenclature.

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Behrens, P. Ostracoda (Crustacea) from Lizard Island, northern Great Barrier Reef, Australia. II. The family Paradoxostomatidae Brady & Norman, 1889. Helgolander Meeresunters 45, 143–163 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02365640

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