Biology:Niphargellus glenniei
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Family: | Niphargidae |
| Genus: | Niphargellus |
| Species: | N. glenniei
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| Binomial name | |
| Niphargellus glenniei (Spooner, 1952)
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Niphargellus glenniei, also known as the south-western groundwater shrimp,[2] is a species of amphipod from within the family Niphargidae. A native of the United Kingdom , it has been placed in the UK Biodiversity Action Plan list of priority species. It is the first aquatic troglobite to be given a conservation status within the UK.[3]
Description
Niphargellus glenniei lacks pigment and is eyeless, much like other Stygofauna.[2] It will reach sexual maturity at around 2.5–3 mm long.[4] N. glenniei can be distinguished by a lack of spines on its telson lobes and rounded palmar angles on the organisms gnathopods.[4]
Distribution and habitat
Niphargellus glenniei is endemic to England, where it has been recorded in 143 sites within the southwest of the country.[5] It is restricted to the counties of Cornwall, Devon and Dorset.[6][4]
Niphargellus glenniei lives in freshwater habitats such as caves, aquifers, wells, springs, quarries and mines.[2] The species has been recorded to live in alkaline limestone habitat, but also on acidic granite.[4]
References
- ↑ "Niphargellus glenniei". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=545687.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Niphargus glennei - South-western Groundwater Shrimp". 2022-03-20. http://www.cornishbiodiversitynetwork.org/wpages/CRDB2A1114.htm.
- ↑ Knight, Lee (2008). "The Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) for Niphargus glenniei (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Niphargidae): The first British troglobite to be listed". https://www.researchgate.net/publication/292926449.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Niphargus glenniei". 2022-03-20. https://hcrs.brc.ac.uk/species/niphargus-glenniei.
- ↑ "Niphargus glenniei (Spooner, 1952) British Cave Shrimp". 2022-03-20. https://species.nbnatlas.org/species/NHMSYS0000377457#overview.
- ↑ "Niphargellus glenniei (Spooner 1952)". 2022-03-20. https://eol.org/pages/4254326.
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