Biology:Niphargus tatrensis
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Short description: Species of crustacean
| Niphargus tatrensis | |
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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: | Niphargus |
| Species: | N. tatrensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Niphargus tatrensis Wrześniowski, 1888
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Niphargus tatrensis is a troglobitic species of crustacean in the family Niphargidae, living in the karst waters of Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland , and Slovakia. It can be found in caves, and also in karst springs and in wells in the karstic areas.
Niphargus tatrensis was discovered in 1887 by August Wrześniowski in a well in Zakopane and described by him in 1888. The specific epithet comes from the Tatra Mountains.
Subspecies
- Niphargus tatrensis aggtelekiensis Dudich
- Niphargus tatrensis hrabei S. Karaman
- Niphargus tatrensis lunzensis Schellenberg
- Niphargus tatrensis lurensis Schellenberg
- Niphargus tatrensis reyersdorfensis Schellenberg
- Niphargus tatrensis salzburgensis Schellenberg
- Niphargus tatrensis schneebergensis Schellenberg
- Niphargus tatrensis tatrensis Wrześniowski
References
- August Wrześniowski (1888). "O trzech kiełżach podziemnych" (in Polish). Pamiętnik Fizjograficzny (Warsaw) 8: 221–230.
- "Species factsheet for Niphargus tatrensis". EUNIS biodiversity database. European Environment Agency. http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/species-factsheet.jsp?idSpecies=284386.
External links
- Roman Luštrik & Martin Turjak. "Niphargus". http://niphargus.info/.
Wikidata ☰ Q7039460 entry
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