Niphargidae Explained

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

• 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Niphargus home page. Cene . Fišer . Peter . Trontelj . Boris . Sket . April 26, 2014.
2. Web site: Check list . Niphargus . Cene . Fišer . Peter . Trontelj . Boris . Sket . September 16, 2010.