Niphargidae

Niphargus is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera.

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

species of crustacean

species of crustacean

species of crustacean

species of crustacean

species of crustacean

species of crustacean

species of crustacean

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. Niphargobates orophobata is only known to occur in caves near Postojna, Slovenia. Both species are listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

species of crustacean