Subphylum Crustacea Family Psammaspidae Higher classification Eucrenonaspides | Scientific name Eucrenonaspides oinotheke Rank Species | |
Genus EucrenonaspidesKnott & Lake, 1980 People also search for Psammaspididae, Paranaspides, Anaspidacea, Syncarida | ||
Eucrenonaspides oinotheke is a species of crustacean in the family Psammaspidae (Order Anaspidacea), endemic to Tasmania, the only species described in the genus Eucrenonaspides. It was described from a spring at 9 Payton Place, Devonport, Tasmania in 1980, making it "the first spring-dwelling syncarid recorded from the Australian region". It is listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List. A further undescribed species is known from south-western Tasmania.
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