Niphargidae: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Amphipoda
Family
Niphargidae
Genus
Species
Scientific Name
Niphargidae

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Niphargidae

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

  • 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
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