''Newnhamia'' is a genus of
ostracods. It contains five species, four of which are
endemic to
Australia
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and surrounding islands (including
New Zealand and
New Caledonia
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), while a fifth was described in 2003 from
Kerala,
India.
Two species from
South America, described as species of ''Newnhamia'', do not appear to be closely related to the remaining species, and probably belong in a different genus.
''N. fuscata'' and ''N. insolita'' are both listed as
vulnerable species on the
IUCN Red List.
*''
Newnhamia dumonti''
George & Martens, 2003
*''
Newnhamia fenestrata''
King, 1855
*''Newnhamia fuscata''
(Brady, 1886)
*''Newnhamia insolita''
De Deckker, 1979
*''
Newnhamia petiola''
De Deckker, 1979
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Podocopida genera
Notodromadidae
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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