Anaspides tasmaniae
{{Short description|Species of crustacean}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Mountain shrimp (Anaspides tasmaniae) Hobart.jpg
| image_caption = On Mount Wellington, TAS, Australia
| genus = Anaspides
| species = tasmaniae
| authority = Thomson, 1894{{cite Q|Q56155463}}
}}
Anaspides tasmaniae is a species of fresh water crustacean of the family Anaspididae found in Tasmania.{{cite web|url=https://www.gbif.org/species/4641201|title=GBIF - Anaspides tasmaniae (Thompson, 1893)|publisher=Global Biodiversity Information Facility|accessdate=31 March 2016}}{{Cite journal |last=Swain |first=Roy |last2=Reid |first2=Craig I. |date=April 1983 |title=Observations on the Life History and Ecology of Anaspides Tasmaniae (Thomson) (Syncarida: Anaspididae) |journal=Journal of Crustacean Biology |volume=3 |issue=2 |pages=163–172 |doi=10.2307/1548252 |jstor=1548252}} It is also known by the common names "mountain shrimp" or "chris' pseudo-mantis".{{cite web|url=http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/index.aspx?base=11244|title=Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service - Mountain Shrimp, Anaspides spp.|work=Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service|publisher=Government of Tasmania|accessdate=31 March 2016|archive-date=21 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321112322/http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/Index.aspx?base=11244|url-status=dead}} It has been described as a "living fossil".{{cite web|url=http://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/M/Mt%20Wellington.htm|title=The Companion to Tasmanian History - Mount Wellington|work=The Companion to Tasmanian History|publisher=University of Tasmania|accessdate=2 April 2016}} A. tasmaniae lives in tarns and creeks over 300 metres above sea level,{{cite web|url=http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Anaspides+tasmaniae|title=Anaspides tasmaniae (Thomson, 1893)|work=Atlas of Living Australia|accessdate=3 April 2016}} and is found in Lake St Clair and Clarence Lagoon.{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-22/tasmanian-mountain-shrimp-living-fossil/103680898|title=Tasmanian mountain shrimp living fossil|access-date=22 April 2024}}