Biology:Anaspides tasmaniae

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Short description: Species of crustacean

Anaspides tasmaniae
Mountain shrimp (Anaspides tasmaniae) Hobart.jpg
On Mount Wellington, TAS, Australia
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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.[citation needed]

References

  1.  , Wikidata Q56155463
  2. "GBIF - Anaspides tasmaniae (Thompson, 1893)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. https://www.gbif.org/species/4641201. 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. 
  4. "Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service - Mountain Shrimp, Anaspides spp.". Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service. Government of Tasmania. http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/index.aspx?base=11244. Retrieved 31 March 2016. 
  5. "The Companion to Tasmanian History - Mount Wellington". The Companion to Tasmanian History. University of Tasmania. http://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/M/Mt%20Wellington.htm. Retrieved 2 April 2016. 
  6. "Anaspides tasmaniae (Thomson, 1893)". Atlas of Living Australia. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Anaspides+tasmaniae. Retrieved 3 April 2016. 

Wikidata ☰ Q23808750 entry