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