The following new species are described from Australia: Recifella insolitiseta sp. nov., R. integra sp. nov., R. quadriseta sp. nov. and R. rotundiseta sp. nov. A redescription is given of Recifella flagellata Cook, 1986 and R. kakadu Smit, 2007. A key is given for all known Recifella species from Australia.

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Smit, H., & V. Pešić (Vladimir). (2025). New records of the genus Recifella K. Viets, 1935 from Australia, with the description of four new species (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Unionicolidae). Zootaxa, 5679(3), 365–387. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5679.3.3

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