Niphargidae
| Niphargidae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Suborder: | Senticaudata |
| 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
- Niphargus Schiødte, 1847
- Pontoniphargus Dancău, 1970
External links
Data related to Niphargidae at Wikispecies
References
- 1 2 Horton, T.; Lowry, J. (2014). J. Lowry, eds. "Niphargidae Bousfield, 1977". World Amphipoda database. World Register of Marine Species.
- ↑ Fišer, Cene; Trontelj, Peter; Sket, Boris. "Niphargus home page". Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ↑ Fišer, Cene; Trontelj, Peter; Sket, Boris. "Check list". Niphargus. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
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