Genus Vestalenula Rossetti & Martens, 1998
Superfamily: Darwinuloidea Brady & Robertson, 1885
Family: Darwinulidae Brady & Robertson, 1885
One species has been reported from Korea:
1. Vestalenula cylindrica (Straub, 1952)
Lateral left view of a female Vestalenula cylindrica. Length about 0.47 mm.
Dorsal view of a female Vestalenula cylindrica, anterior to left. Length about 0.47 mm.
External view of a left valve of a female Vestalenula cylindrica. Length 457 microns.
External view of a right valve of a female Vestalenula cylindrica. Length 443 microns.
- Additional figures in: Smith & Janz 2009.
- Habitat: Wet sediment below water seeping down a near vertical rock face (Smith et al. 2014). Lake shoreline, most abundant on willow tree root mats (Smith & Janz 2009).
- Mode of life: Benthic.
- Reproductive mode: Asexual (males unknown).
- Known distribution: North Gyeongsang Province (Chang et al. 2012). Elsewhere, reported from Japan (Smith & Janz 2009).
- References:
- ⚬ Chang C. Y., Lee, J. & Smith, R. J. 2012. Nonmarine ostracods (Crustacea) from South Korea, including a description of a new species of Tanycypris Triebel (Cyprididae, Cypricercinae). Zootaxa, 3161, 1-19.
- ⚬ Smith, R. J. & Janz, H. 2009. Recent ostracods of the superfamilies Cytheroidea and Darwinuloidea (Crustacea) from Lake Biwa, a Japanese ancient lake. Species Diversity, 14, 217-241.