Candoninae (Ostracoda) from the Pilbara region in Western Australia / / by Ivana Karanovic.

• Superior document: Crustaceana monographs, 7
• Author: Karanovic, I.
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: English
• Series: Crustaceana monographs ; 7.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (442 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Introduction /; Material And Methods /; Tribe Candonopsini Karanovic, 2004 /; Tribe Danielocandonini N. Trib /; Tribe Humphreyscandonini Karanovic, 2005 /; Key To The Species Of Candoninae Of The Pilbara Region /; Phylogenetic Analysis Of The Pilbara Candoninae /; Phylogenetic Analysis Of The Genera Of The Recent Candoninae /; Key To The Genera Of Recent Candoninae Of The World /; General Discussion /; Acknowledgements /; Scanning Electron Micrographs - Figs. 164-185 /; References /; Taxonomic Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 1283514613; 9786613827067; 904742106X
• ISSN: 1570-7024
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Ivana Karanovic.

This monograph describes the Candoninae fauna of the Pilbara region, containing 84 species and 12 genera, of which 83 species and 11 genera are endemic. The Pilbara region has emerged since the Precambrian and is therefore the most ancient landscape on Earth. The underground life, discovered only recently in the calcrete systems, speaks clearly about the antiquity of the region. One of the most diverse groups thriving in these ancient systems is the ostracode subfamily Candoninae. The number of endemic taxa (83 species, 11 genera, and 1 tribe) illuminates the conservation value of the entire region, which is more than in the ancient Lake Baikal. This exceptional fauna has a separate position on the phylogenetic tree of Candoninae, presented here for the first time. Therefore, this monograph is not only a story about one fauna but also about the entire subfamily.