Anaspides tasmaniae

Anaspides tasmaniae
On Mount Wellington, TAS, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Anaspidacea
Family:	Anaspidesidae
Genus:	Anaspides
Species:	A. tasmaniae
Binomial name
Anaspides tasmaniae Thomson, 1894 [1]

Anaspides tasmaniae is a species of fresh water crustacean of the family Anaspididae found in Tasmania. ^{[2] [3]} It is also known by the common names "mountain shrimp" or "chris' pseudo-mantis". ^[4] It has been described as a "living fossil". ^[5] A. tasmaniae lives in tarns and creeks over 300 metres above sea level, ^[6] and is found in Lake St Clair and Clarence Lagoon. ^[7]

References

1. George M. Thomson (August 1894). "On a Freshwater Schizopod from Tasmania". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London: Zoology. 6 (3): 285–303. doi:10.1111/J.1096-3642.1894.TB00482.X. ISSN   1945-9440. Wikidata   Q56155463.
2. "GBIF - Anaspides tasmaniae (Thompson, 1893)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 31 March 2016.
3. Swain, Roy; Reid, Craig I. (April 1983). "Observations on the Life History and Ecology of Anaspides Tasmaniae (Thomson) (Syncarida: Anaspididae)". Journal of Crustacean Biology . 3 (2): 163–172. doi:10.2307/1548252. JSTOR   1548252.
4. "Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service - Mountain Shrimp, Anaspides spp". Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service . Government of Tasmania. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
5. "The Companion to Tasmanian History - Mount Wellington". The Companion to Tasmanian History . University of Tasmania . Retrieved 2 April 2016.
6. "Anaspides tasmaniae (Thomson, 1893)". Atlas of Living Australia . Retrieved 3 April 2016.
7. "Tasmanian mountain shrimp living fossil" . Retrieved 22 April 2024.