Biology:Niphargidae

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Short description: Family of crustaceans

Niphargidae
Niphargus ictus.jpg
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Amphipoda
Superfamily: Crangonyctoidea
Family: Niphargidae
Bousfield, 1977[1]

Niphargidae is a family of amphipod crustaceans. Its distribution is in western Eurasia, and its members mainly live in subterranean freshwaters habitats.[2] It contains the following genera:[1][3]

  • Carinurella Sket, 1971
  • Foroniphargus G. Karaman, 1985
  • Haploginglymus Mateus & Mateus, 1958
  • Microniphargus Schellenberg, 1934
  • Niphargellus Schellenberg, 1938
  • Niphargobates Sket, 1981
  • Niphargopsis Chevreux, 1922 (synonym of Niphargus)
  • Niphargus Schiødte, 1847
  • Pontoniphargus Dancău, 1970

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Horton, T.; Lowry, J. (2014). "Niphargidae Bousfield, 1977". World Amphipoda database. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=545660. 
  2. Fišer, Cene; Trontelj, Peter; Sket, Boris. "Niphargus home page". http://niphargus.info/. 
  3. Fišer, Cene; Trontelj, Peter; Sket, Boris. "Check list". Niphargus. http://niphargus.info/niphargidae/. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3342100 entry