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Genus: | Tanymastix Simon, 1886
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Tanymastix is a genus of anostracan crustaceans, characterised by their lenticular ( lentil-shaped) eggs. [1] It comprises three species. Tanymastix stagnalis has a wide distribution across Europe and North Africa. T. motasi is endemic to Romania and North Macedonia, while T. stellae was endemic to Sardinia. [2] The type locality of T. stellae has since been destroyed and the species is believed to be extinct; reports of T. stellae surviving on Corsica have not been confirmed, despite repeated attempts. [2]