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Checklist for Family Niphargidae Bousfield, 1977
and region Continents


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
734
7366
51296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
716
7312
51144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
404
3917
25834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
202
1613
9410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
94
804
4908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gammarida
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
41
205
1485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Allocrangonyctoidea
14
47
461
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNiphargidae
Bousfield, 1977
10
284
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
10 Genera with 284 Species
Carinurella Sket, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Chaetoniphargus1SpeciesTaxom
Foroniphargus Karaman, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Haploginglymus Mateus & Mateus, 19864SpeciesTaxom
Microniphargus Schellenberg, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Niphargellus Schellenberg, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Niphargobates Sket, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Niphargopsis Chevreux, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Niphargus Schiødte, 1950295SpeciesTaxom
Pontoniphargus Dancau, 19962SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
284 Species and 30 Subspecies
Carinurella paradoxa Sket, 1971
Chaetoniphargus lubuskensis Karaman G.S...., 2019
Foroniphargus pori G. Karaman, 1985
Haploginglymus bergae Pretus & Sab..., 1990
Haploginglymus bragai Mateus & Mateus, 1958
Haploginglymus lobatus Stock, 1980
Haploginglymus mateusi G. Karaman, 1986
Microniphargus leruthi Schellenberg, 1934
Niphargellus arndti Schellenberg, 1933
Niphargellus glenniei Spooner, 1952British cave shrimp
Niphargellus nolli Schellenberg, 1938
Niphargobates lefkodemonaki Sket, 1990
Niphargobates orophobata Sket, 1981
Niphargopsis caspary Pratz, 1866
Niphargopsis casparyi Pratz, 1866
Niphargopsis legeri (Chevreux, 1922)⇒ Niphargopsis caspary Pratz, 1866
Niphargus aberrans Sket, 1972
Niphargus ablaskiri Birstein, 1940
Niphargus adbiptus G. Karaman, 1973
Niphargus adei S. Karaman, 1934
Niphargus aggtelekiensis Dudich, 1932
Niphargus alisadri Esmaeili-Rin..., 2013
Niphargus alutensis Dancau, 1971
Niphargus ambulator G. Karaman, 1975
Niphargus anatolicus S. Karaman, 1950
Niphargus andropus Schellenberg, 1940
Niphargus angelieri Ruffo, 1954
Niphargus aquilex Schiödte, 1855Cavernous well shrimp
Niphargus aquilex aquilex Schiödte, 1855
Niphargus arbiter G. Karaman, 1985
Niphargus arcanus G. Karaman, 1988
Niphargus armatus G. Karaman, 1986
Niphargus asper G. Karaman, 1972
Niphargus auerbachi Schellenberg, 1934
Niphargus aulicus G. Karaman, 1991Mosor eyeless shrimp
Niphargus bajuvaricus Schellenberg, 1932
Niphargus bajuvaricus grandii Ruffo, 1937
Niphargus balazuci Schellenberg, 1951
Niphargus balcanicus Absolon, 1927
Niphargus baloghi Dudich, 1940
Niphargus barbatus Karaman, 1985
Niphargus bihorensis Schellenberg, 1940
Niphargus birsteini Dedyu, 1963
Niphargus bitoljensis S. Karaman, 1943
Niphargus bodoni G. Karaman, 1985
Niphargus boskovici S. Karaman, 1952
Niphargus boulangei Wichers, 1964
Niphargus boulangerie
Niphargus brachytelson S. Karaman, 1952
Niphargus brevicuspis Schellenberg, 1937
Niphargus brevirostris Sket, 1971Short nose eyeless shrimp
Niphargus brixianus Ruffo, 1937
Niphargus bureschi Fage, 1926
Niphargus burgundus Graf & Stras..., 1967
Niphargus buturovici S. Karaman, 1958Buturović’s eyeless shrimp
Niphargus caelestis G. Karaman, 1982
Niphargus canui G. Karaman, 1976
Niphargus carcerarius G. Karaman, 1987
Niphargus carniolicus Sket, 1960
Niphargus carpathicus Dobreanu & M..., 1939
Niphargus carsicus Straskraba, 1956
Niphargus casimiriensis Skalski, 1980
Niphargus caspary Pratz, 1866
Niphargus castellanus S. Karaman, 1960Kastela eyeless shrimp
Niphargus cepelarensis S. Karaman &..., 1959
Niphargus ciliatus Chevreux, 1906
Niphargus corinae Dedyu, 1963
Niphargus corsicanus Schellenberg, 1950
Niphargus costozzae Schellenberg, 1935
Niphargus croaticus Jurinac, 1887Croatian eyeless shrimp
Niphargus cubanicus Birstein, 1954
Niphargus cvijici S. Karaman, 1950
Niphargus dadicus Dancau, 1963
Niphargus dancaui Brad, Fišer..., 2015
Niphargus danconai Benedetti, 1942
Niphargus dandocai Benedetti, 1942
Niphargus daniali Esmaeili-Rin..., 2013
Niphargus danielopoli G. Karaman, 1994
Niphargus debilis Ruffo, 1936
Niphargus decui Karaman & Sarbu, 1995
Niphargus deelemanae G. Karaman, 1973
Niphargus delamarei Ruffo, 1954
Niphargus diadematus Hudec, Fiše..., 2017
Niphargus dimorphopus Stock & Gled..., 1977
Niphargus dimorphus Birstein, 1961
Niphargus dobrogicus Dancau, 1964
Niphargus dolenianensis Lorenzi, 1898
Niphargus dudichi Hanko, 1924
Niphargus duplus G. Karaman, 1976
Niphargus echion Karaman & Ma..., 2006Toothed eyeless shrimp
Niphargus effosus Dudich, 1943
Niphargus elegans Garbini, 1894
Niphargus enslini S. Karaman, 1932
Niphargus eugeniae Derzhavin, 1945
Niphargus fiseri Mamaghani-Sh..., 2019
Niphargus fontanus Bate, 1859
Niphargus foreli Humbert, 1877
Niphargus foreli foreli
Niphargus forelii Humbert, 1876
Niphargus forroi G. Karaman, 1986
Niphargus frasassianus Karaman, Bor..., 2010
Niphargus galenae Derzhavin, 1939
Niphargus gallicus Schellenberg, 1935
Niphargus galvagni Ruffo, 1953
Niphargus galvagnii Ruffo, 1953
Niphargus galvagnii galvagnii Ruffo, 1953
Niphargus galvagnii similis G. Karaman &..., 1989
Niphargus gebhardti Schellenberg, 1934
Niphargus gineti Bou, 1965
Niphargus glennei Spooner, 1952
Niphargus glontii Behning, 1940
Niphargus graecus S. Karaman, 1934
Niphargus grandii Ruffo, 1937
Niphargus gurjanovae Birstein, 1941
Niphargus hadzii Rejic, 1956
Niphargus hakani Esmaeili-Rin..., 2017
Niphargus heberei Schellenberg, 1933
Niphargus hebereri Schellenberg, 1933Anchihaline eyeless shrimp
Niphargus hercegovinensis S. Karaman, 1950
Niphargus hoverlicus Dedyu, 1963
Niphargus hrabei S. Karaman, 1932
Niphargus hungaricus Mehely, 1937
Niphargus hvarensis S. Karaman, 1952Hvar eyeless shrimp
Niphargus ictus G. Karaman, 1986
Niphargus illidzensis Schäferna, 1932
Niphargus illidzensis orientalis S. Karaman, 1950
Niphargus incertus Dobreanu, Ma..., 1951
Niphargus inclinatus G. Karaman, 1973
Niphargus inermis Birstein, 1940
Niphargus inopinatus Schellenberg, 1932
Niphargus irlandicus Schellenberg, 1932
Niphargus italicus G. Karaman, 1976
Niphargus ivokaramani G. Karaman, 1994
Niphargus jalzici G. Karaman, 1989Jalžić’s eyeless shrimp
Niphargus jaroschenkoi Dedyu, 1963
Niphargus jovanovici S. Karaman, 1931
Niphargus jovanovici kieferi Schellenberg, 1936
Niphargus jugoslavicus G. Karaman, 1982
Niphargus julius Stoch, 1997
Niphargus karamani Schellenberg, 1935
Niphargus kenki S. Karaman, 1952
Niphargus kermanshahi Esmaeili-Rin..., 2016
Niphargus khwarizmi Hekmatara, Z..., 2013
Niphargus kieferi Schellenberg, 1936
Niphargus kochianus Bate, 1859
Niphargus kochianus dimorphopus Stock, 1977
Niphargus kochianus irlandicus Schellenberg, 1932
Niphargus kochianus kochianus Bate, 1859
Niphargus komareki S. Karaman, 1932
Niphargus korosensis Dudich, 1943
Niphargus krameri Schellenberg, 1935
Niphargus kurdistanensis Mamaghani-Sh..., 2017
Niphargus kurdus Derzhavin, 1945
Niphargus labacensis Sket, 1956
Niphargus ladmiraulti Chevreux, 1901
Niphargus laisi Schellenberg, 1936
Niphargus laticaudatus Schellenberg, 1940
Niphargus latimanus Birstein, 1952
Niphargus lattingerae G. Karaman, 1983
Niphargus leopoliensis Jaworowski, 1893
Niphargus lessiniensis Stoch, 1998
Niphargus lindbergi S. Karaman, 1956
Niphargus longicatidatus corsicanus Schellenberg, 1950
Niphargus longicatidatus thuringius Schellenberg, 1934
Niphargus longicaudatus A. Costa, 1851
Niphargus longicaudatus corsicanus (Schellenberg, 1950)⇒ Niphargus corsicanus Schellenberg, 1950
Niphargus longicaudatus longicaudatus A. Costa, 1851
Niphargus longidactylus Ruffo, 1937
Niphargus longiflagellum S. Karaman, 1950
Niphargus lorestanensis Esmaeili-Rineh, 2018
Niphargus lori Derzhavin, 1945
Niphargus lunaris G. Karaman, 1985
Niphargus macedonicus S. Karaman, 1929
Niphargus madarini Alouf, 1972
Niphargus magnus Birstein, 1940
Niphargus maximus S. Karaman, 1929
Niphargus mediodanubialis Dudich, 1941
Niphargus melticensis Dancau & And..., 1973
Niphargus messanai G. Karaman, 1989
Niphargus microcerberus Sket, 1972
Niphargus miljeticus Straskraba, 1959Meleda eyeless shrimp
Niphargus minor Sket, 1956
Niphargus moldavicus Dobreanu, Ma..., 1953
Niphargus molnari Mehely, 1927
Niphargus montanarius Karaman, Bor..., 2010
Niphargus montellianus Stoch, 1998
Niphargus mortoni (Thomson, 1893)⇒ Antipodeus mortoni Thomson, 1893
Niphargus multipennatus Sket, 1956
Niphargus naderini Alouf, 1972
Niphargus nicaensis Isnard, 1916
Niphargus novomestanus S. Karaman, 1952
Niphargus numerus G. Karaman &..., 1990Obrovac minute eyeless shrimp
Niphargus ohridanus S. Karaman, 1929
Niphargus orcinus Joseph, 1869
Niphargus orcinus orcinus Joseph, 1869
Niphargus orcinus virei
Niphargus pachypus Schellenberg, 1933
Niphargus pachytelson Sket, 1960
Niphargus pancici S. Karaman, 1929
Niphargus parenzani Ruffo & Vign..., 1968
Niphargus parvus S. Karaman, 1943
Niphargus pasquinii Vigna-Taglianti, 1966
Niphargus pasquinii pasquinii Vigna Taglianti, 1966
Niphargus pasquinii sodalis G. Karaman, 1984
Niphargus patrizii Ruffo & Vign..., 1968
Niphargus pavicevici G. Karaman, 1976
Niphargus pectencoronatae Sket & Karaman, 1990Kornat eyeless shrimp
Niphargus pectinicauda Sket, 1971
Niphargus pedemontanus Ruffo, 1937
Niphargus pellagonicus S. Karaman, 1943
Niphargus pescei G. Karaman, 1984
Niphargus petrosani Dobreanu & M..., 1933
Niphargus philippensis
Niphargus phreaticolus Motas, Dobre..., 1948
Niphargus plateaui Chevreux, 1901
Niphargus pliginskii Martynov, 1930
Niphargus podgoricensis S. Karaman, 1934
Niphargus podpecanus S. Karaman, 1952
Niphargus poianoi G. Karaman, 1988
Niphargus ponoricus Dancau, 1963
Niphargus potamophilus Birstein, 1954
Niphargus pretneri Sket, 1959Pretner´s eyeless shrimp
Niphargus pseudocaspius G. Karaman, 1982
Niphargus pseudokochianus Dobreanu, Ma..., 1953
Niphargus pulevici G. Karaman, 1967
Niphargus pupetta Sket, 1962
Niphargus puteanus Koch, 1836Cavernous well shrimp
Niphargus puteanus puteanus C.L. Koch, 1836
Niphargus puteanus spoeckeri Schellenberg, 1933
Niphargus rajecensis Schellenberg, 1938
Niphargus redenseki Sket, 1959Redensek´s eyeless shrimp
Niphargus rejici Sket, 1958
Niphargus rejici jadranko Sket & Karaman, 1990Adriatic eyeless shrimp
Niphargus renei G. Karaman, 1986
Niphargus rhenorhodanensis Schellenberg, 1937
Niphargus rhodi S. Karaman, 1950
Niphargus robustus Chevreux, 1901
Niphargus romuleus Vigna-Taglianti, 1968
Niphargus rostratus Sket, 1971Longnose eyeless shrimp
Niphargus rucneri G. Karaman, 1962
Niphargus ruffoi G. Karaman, 1976
Niphargus salonitanus S. Karaman, 1950
Niphargus sanctinaumi S. Karaman, 1943
Niphargus sarii Esmaeili-Rin..., 2018
Niphargus schellenbergi S. Karaman, 1932
Niphargus schusteri G. Karaman, 1991
Niphargus serbicus S. Karaman, 1960
Niphargus setiferus Schellenberg, 1937
Niphargus sibillianus G.Karaman, 1984
Niphargus similis G. Karaman &..., 1989
Niphargus skopljensis S. Karaman, 1929
Niphargus smederevanus S. Karaman, 1950
Niphargus smirnovi Birstein, 1952
Niphargus sodalis G. Karaman, 1984
Niphargus somesensis Motas, Dobre..., 1948
Niphargus speziae Schellenberg, 1936
Niphargus sphagnicolus Rejic, 1956
Niphargus spinulifemur S. Karaman, 1954
Niphargus spoeckeri Schellenberg, 1933
Niphargus spoeckeri sibillinianus G. Karaman, 1984
Niphargus stankoi G. Karaman, 1974
Niphargus stebbingi Cecchini, 1929
Niphargus stefanellii Ruffo & Vign..., 1968
Niphargus stenopus Sket, 1960
Niphargus steueri Schellenberg, 1935
Niphargus steueri liburnicus G. Karaman &..., 1989
Niphargus stochi G. Karaman, 1994
Niphargus strouhali Schellenberg, 1933
Niphargus strouhali alpinus G. Karaman &..., 1989
Niphargus stygius Schiödte, 1849
Niphargus stygius stygius Schiödte, 1847
Niphargus stygocharis Dudich, 1943
Niphargus submersus Derzhavin, 1945
Niphargus subterraneus Leach, 1834
Niphargus subtypicus Sket, 1960
Niphargus tamaninii Ruffo, 1953
Niphargus tamaninii barbatus G. Karaman, 1985
Niphargus tamaninii tamaninii Ruffo, 1953
Niphargus tatrensis Wrzesniovsky, 1888
Niphargus tauri Schellenberg, 1940
Niphargus tauri tauri Schellenberg, 1933
Niphargus tauricus Birstein, 1946
Niphargus tenuicaudatus Schellenberg, 1940
Niphargus thermalis Dudich, 1941
Niphargus thienemanni Schellenberg, 1934
Niphargus thuringius Schellenberg, 1934
Niphargus timavi S. Karaman, 1954
Niphargus toplicensis Andreev, 1966
Niphargus transitivus Sket, 1971
Niphargus transitivus dissonus G. Karaman, 1984
Niphargus transitivus transitivus Sket, 1971
Niphargus transsylvanicus Schellenberg, 1934
Niphargus tridentinus Stoch, 1998
Niphargus trullipes Sket, 1958Paddle eyeless shrimp
Niphargus urmiensis Mamaghani-Sh..., 2019
Niphargus vadimi Birstein, 1961
Niphargus valachicus Dobreanu & M..., 1933
Niphargus valvasori
Niphargus vandeli Barbe, 1961
Niphargus velesensis S. Karaman, 1943
Niphargus versluysi S. Karaman, 1950
Niphargus virei Chevreux, 1896
Niphargus vjeternicensis S. Karaman, 1932
Niphargus vjetrenicensis S. Karaman, 1932
Niphargus vodnensis S. Karaman, 1943
Niphargus vranjinae G. Karaman, 1967
Niphargus wexfordensis G. Karaman, ..., 1994Gledhill & Holmes
Niphargus wolfi Schellenberg, 1933
Niphargus zarosiensis Zettler & Ze..., 2017
Niphargus zorae G. Karaman, 1967
Niphargus zvalanus S. Karaman, 1950
Pontoniphargus racovitzai Dancau, 1970
Pontoniphargus ruffoi Karaman & Sarbu, 1996


Links, sources and further information
Niphargidae at gbif.org
Niphargidae at irmng.org
Niphargidae at itis.gov
Niphargidae at marinespecies.org