Niphargidae

Niphargidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Amphipoda
Suborder:	Senticaudata
Superfamily:
Family:	Niphargidae; , 1977

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
G. Karaman, 1985
Mateus & Mateus, 1958
Schellenberg, 1934
Schellenberg, 1938
Niphargobates Sket, 1981
Niphargopsis Chevreux, 1922 (synonym of Niphargus)
Niphargus Schiødte, 1847
Dancău, 1970

References[]

^ ^a ^b Horton, T., Lowry, J. (2014). Lowry J (ed.). "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.

External links[]

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[WoRMS-1] Horton, T., Lowry, J. (2014). Lowry J (ed.). "Niphargidae Bousfield, 1977". World Amphipoda database. World Register of Marine Species.

[Niphargus-2] Fišer, Cene; Trontelj, Peter; Sket, Boris. "Niphargus home page". Retrieved April 26, 2014.

[3] Fišer, Cene; Trontelj, Peter; Sket, Boris. "Check list". Niphargus. Retrieved September 16, 2010.

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