Although Notodromas monacha (O. F. Müller, 1776) was first reported from Japan over 85 years ago, detailed comparisons between Japanese and European specimens reveal that the Japanese specimens have been misidentified. The Japanese specimens are described as a new species, Notodromas trulla n. sp., herein. This species differs from Notodromas monacha by the morphology of the male fifth limbs an...

Late Holocene ostracods were recovered from marine sediments of the Chao Phraya delta at a whale-fall excavation site located fifteen kilometers on land in Am Pang Subdistrict, Ban Paew District, Samut Sakhon Province, north Gulf Thailand. Thirteen species belonging to seven genera are identified. The deposition environment succession is for first time characterized. ostracod assemblages sugges...