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Family of crustaceans From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anaspididae is a family of freshwater crustacean that is endemic to Tasmania, Australia.[1] The family contains 3 genera and 5 species. This group of crustaceans are considered living fossils.[1] They are commonly and collectively known as the Tasmanian anaspid crustaceans.[2]
Anaspididae | |
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Anaspides tasmaniae | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Anaspidacea |
Family: | Anaspididae Thomson, 1893 |
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Anaspidids have stalked eyes, long antennae and antennules, and a slender body with no carapace. The two species of Allanaspides[3][4] and the single species of Paranaspides[5] are all listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
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