A PhD scholar at The University of the South Pacific (USP) has made significant contributions to Pacific freshwater ecology, co-authoring the discovery and documentation of eight new endemic species of damselflies and the establishment of a new endemic genus for Fiji.
The newly identified genus, Nikoulabasis, is endemic to the Fijian archipelago and was formally erected in 2023 through collaborative research by the South Pacific Odonata Group. Since its formal recognition, six new species of Nikoulabasis have been described between 2023 and 2025, with distributions across Kadavu, Moala, Koro, Vanua Levu and Viti Levu.
Original Article: USP scholar advances contributions to Pacific Freshwater Ecology
