Anaspides Explained

Anaspides is a genus of freshwater crustaceans in the family Anaspidesidae.[1] The genus was first described in 1894 by George Malcolm Thomson.[1] The genus was originally placed in the family, Anaspididae by Thomson,[2] but this genus name was preoccupied by the insect genus, Anaspis Geoffroy, 1762,[3] and therefore, in 2017, the family was renamed Anaspidesidae by Shane Ahyong and Miguel A. Alonso-Zarazaga.

The genus is endemic to Tasmania.[4]

Species

WoRMS accepts 6 species in this genus:[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Anaspides Thomson, 1894 . 2023-03-31 . www.marinespecies.org.
  2. Thomson, G.M. 1893. Notes on Tasmanian Crustacea, with descriptions of new species. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1892: 45-76
  3. Web site: Family ANASPIDESIDAE Ahyong & Alonso-Zarazaga, 2017 . 2023-03-30 . Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Government.
  4. Web site: Genus Anaspides Thomson, 1894 . 2023-03-31 . Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Government.

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