Biology:Niphargobates
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Short description: Genus of crustaceans
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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: | Niphargobates Sket, 1981 |
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Niphargobates is a genus of amphipod crustaceans containing two species from European caves. Niphargobates lefkodemonaki is only known to occur in a cave near Xyloskalo in the Lefka Ori mountains, Crete, Greece.[1] Niphargobates orophobata is only known to occur in caves near Postojna, Slovenia.[2] Both species are listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Cene Fišer; Peter Trontelj. "Niphargobates lefkodemonaki". Niphargus. http://niphargus.info/niphargidae/niphargobates/niphargobates-lefkodemonaki/.
- ↑ Cene Fišer; Peter Trontelj. "Niphargobates orophobata". Niphargus. http://niphargus.info/niphargidae/niphargobates/niphargobates-orophobata/.
- ↑ Sket, B. (1996). "Niphargobates lefkodemonaki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1996: e.T14794A4460769. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T14794A4460769.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14794/4460769.
- ↑ Sket, B. (1996). "Niphargobates orophobata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1996: e.T14793A4460738. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T14793A4460738.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14793/4460738.
Wikidata ☰ Q5611119 entry
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