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Mountain Shrimp
Anaspides tasmaniae
Anaspides tasmaniae is a species of fresh water crustacean of the family Anaspididae found in Tasmania. It is also known by the common names "mountain shrimp" or "chris' pseudo-mantis". It has been described as a "living fossil". A. tasmaniae lives in tarns and creeks over 300 metres above sea level, and is found in Lake St Clair and Clarence Lagoon.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 178195.