Overview
Anaspidacea is an order of crustaceans, comprising eleven genera in four families. Species in the family Anaspididae vary from being strict stygobionts (only living underground) to species living in lakes, streams and moorland pools, and are found only in Tasmania.1] is found in Tasmania and the south-eastern part of the Australian mainland, where they live in the burrows made by crayfish and in caves.[2] The families Psammaspididae and Stygocarididae are both restricted to caves, but Stygocarididae has a much wider distribution than the other families, with Parastygocaris having species in New Zealand and South America as well as Australia; two other genera in the family are endemic to South America, and one, Stygocarella, is endemic to New Zealand.[3][4][5]
Genera
- Anaspididae Thomson, 1893
- Allanaspides Swain, Wilson, Hickman & Ong, 1970 ? Tasmania
- Anaspides Thomson, 1894 ? Tasmania
- Paranaspides Smith, 1908 ? Tasmania
- Koonungidae Sayce, 1908
- Koonunga Sayce, 1907 ? south-eastern Australia and Tasmania
- Micraspides Nicholls, 1931 ? south-eastern Australia and Tasmania
- Psammaspididae Schminke, 1974
- Eucrenonaspides Knott & Lake, 1980 ? Tasmania
- Psammaspides Schminke, 1974 ? south-eastern Australia
- Oncostygocaris Schminke, 1980 ? southern South America
- Parastygocaris Noodt, 1963 ? southern South America
- Stygocarella Schminke, 1980 ? New Zealand
- Stygocaris Noodt, 1963 ? southern South America, south-eastern Australia and New Zealand
References
- ^ J. K. Lowry & M. Yerman (October 2, 2002). "Anaspidacea: Families ? Anaspididae". http://crustacea.net/crustace/anaspidacea/www/anaspid.htm. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
- ^ J. K. Lowry & M. Yerman (October 2, 2002). "Anaspidacea: Families ? Koonungidae". http://crustacea.net/crustace/anaspidacea/www/koonung.htm. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
- ^ Estela C. Lopretto & Juan J. Morrone (1998). "Anaspidacea, Bathynellacea (Crustacea, Syncarida), generalised tracks, and the biogeographical relationships of South America". Zoologica Scripta 27 (4): 311?318. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.1998.tb00463.x.
- ^ J. K. Lowry & M. Yerman (October 2, 2002). "Anaspidacea: Families ? Psammaspididae". http://crustacea.net/crustace/anaspidacea/www/psamma.htm. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
- ^ J. K. Lowry & M. Yerman (October 2, 2002). "Anaspidacea: Families ? Stygocarididae". http://crustacea.net/crustace/anaspidacea/www/stygo.htm. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
Taxonomy
The Order Anaspidacea is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Family (5): Anaspididae · Koonungidae · Psammaspidae · Psammaspididae · Stygocarididae
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 12 species and subspecies in the Order Anaspidacea.
Families
Anaspididae
Anaspididae is a family of freshwater crustacean that is endemic to Tasmania, Australia. The family contains 3 genera and 5 species. This group of crustaceans are considered living fossils. They are commonly and collectively known as the Tasmanian anaspid crustaceans. Anaspidids have stalked eyes, long antennae and antennules, and a slender body with no carapace. The two species of Allanaspides and the single species of Paranaspides are all listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. [more]
Koonungidae
Psammaspidae
Psammaspididae
Stygocarididae
More info about the Family Stygocarididae may be found here.
References
- ^ J. K. Lowry & M. Yerman (October 2, 2002). "Anaspidacea: Families ? Anaspididae". http://crustacea.net/crustace/anaspidacea/www/anaspid.htm. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
- ^ J. K. Lowry & M. Yerman (October 2, 2002). "Anaspidacea: Families ? Koonungidae". http://crustacea.net/crustace/anaspidacea/www/koonung.htm. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
- ^ Estela C. Lopretto & Juan J. Morrone (1998). "Anaspidacea, Bathynellacea (Crustacea, Syncarida), generalised tracks, and the biogeographical relationships of South America". Zoologica Scripta 27 (4): 311?318. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.1998.tb00463.x.
- ^ J. K. Lowry & M. Yerman (October 2, 2002). "Anaspidacea: Families ? Psammaspididae". http://crustacea.net/crustace/anaspidacea/www/psamma.htm. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
- ^ J. K. Lowry & M. Yerman (October 2, 2002). "Anaspidacea: Families ? Stygocarididae". http://crustacea.net/crustace/anaspidacea/www/stygo.htm. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
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