''Anaspides'' is a genus of freshwater crustaceans in the family

Anaspidesidae Anaspidesidae is a family of freshwater crustacean that is endemic to Tasmania, Australia. The family contains 3 living genera. This group of crustaceans are considered living fossils. They are commonly and collectively known as the Tasmanian ana ...

. The genus was first described in 1894 by George Malcolm Thomson. The genus was originally placed in the family,

Anaspididae Anaspidesidae is a family (biology), family of freshwater crustacean that is endemic to Tasmania, Australia. The family contains 3 living genus, genera. This group of crustaceans are considered living fossils. They are commonly and collectively k ...

by Thomson, but this genus name was preoccupied by the insect genus, ''Anaspis'' Geoffroy, 1762, and therefore, in 2017, the family was renamed

by Shane Ahyong and Miguel A. Alonso-Zarazaga. The genus is endemic to

Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...

Species

After Höpel ''et al.'' (2023) *'' Anaspides clarkei'' *'' Anaspides driesseni'' *'' Anaspides jarmani'' *'' Anaspides spinulae'' *'' Anaspides swaini'' *'' Anaspides tasmaniae'' *'' Anaspides richardsoni'' Ahyong, 2016 *'' Anaspides eberhardi'' Ahyong, 2016

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