''Niphargus'' is by far the largest

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of its

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

, the

Niphargidae 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. Kara ...

, and the largest of all

freshwater Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the term specifically excludes seawater and brackish water, it does in ...

amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit

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s or

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. They occur in western

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, in regions that were not covered by the

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s. They are found throughout most of Europe with the notable exception of the Nordics and they are also largely missing from

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. The genus extends into Asia as far as the Arabian Peninsula and

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. In their main range – the central

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region through

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and

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to the

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– they are among the most significant organisms inhabiting the groundwater. In the

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alone there are at least 45 species. There are also six species in the British Isles (the northernmost ''Niphargus''): ''N. aquilex'', ''N. fontanus'', ''N. glenniei'' and ''N. kochianus'' of

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, and ''N. irlandicus'' and ''N. wexfordensis'' of

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. Although the individual species often have very small ranges and only live at a narrow water temperature range, the genus includes both species of cold and relatively warm places, taken to the extreme in ''N. thermalis'' from

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s. ''Niphargus'' are extremely variable in their appearance (more so than even some amphipod families), but are whitish and completely lack eyes. They are fairly small, ranging from about in length in the smallest species to about in the largest. At least some of the species are highly resistant to starvation and able to survive for more than 200 days without food.

Species

The

taxonomy Taxonomy is the practice and science of categorization or classification. A taxonomy (or taxonomical classification) is a scheme of classification, especially a hierarchical classification, in which things are organized into groups or types. ...

of ''Niphargus'' is highly complex. The genus contains the following species: *''

Niphargus abchasicus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' Martynov, 1932 *''

Niphargus aberrans ''Niphargus aberrans'' is a species of crustacean in the family Niphargidae. It is endemic to Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bo ...

'' Sket, 1972 *'' Niphargus ablaskiri'' Birstein, 1940 *'' Niphargus abricossovi'' Birstein, 1932 *''

Niphargus adbiptus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not cover ...

'' G. Karaman, 1973 *''

Niphargus adei ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not cover ...

'' S. Karaman, 1934 *''

Niphargus affinis ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Dobreanu, Manolache & Puscariu, 1953 *'' Niphargus aggtelekiensis'' Dudich, 1932 *'' Niphargus alasonius'' Derzhavin, 1945 *'' Niphargus alatus'' G. Karaman, 1973 *'' Niphargus alpinus'' G. Karaman & Ruffo, 1989 *''

Niphargus altagahizi ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not cover ...

'' Alouf, 1973 *'' Niphargus alutensis'' Dancau, 1971 *'' Niphargus ambulator'' G. Karaman, 1975 *'' Niphargus anatolicus'' S. Karaman, 1950 *'' Niphargus andropus'' Schellenberg, 1940 *''

Niphargus angelieri ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Ruffo, 1954 *''

Niphargus anticolanus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' d’Ancona, 1934 *'' Niphargus apuanus'' Ruffo, 1936 *''

Niphargus aquilex ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Schioedte, 1855 *''

Niphargus arbiter ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' G. Karaman, 1985 *'' Niphargus arcanus'' G. Karaman, 1988 *'' Niphargus armatus'' G. Karaman, 1985 *''

Niphargus asper ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' G. Karaman, 1972 *'' Niphargus auerbachi'' Schellenberg, 1934 *'' Niphargus aulicus'' G. S. Karaman, 1991 *'' Niphargus bajuvaricus'' Schellenberg, 1932 *'' Niphargus balazuci'' Schellenberg, 1951 *''

Niphargus balcanicus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' Absolon, 1927 *'' Niphargus baloghi'' Dudich, 1940 *'' Niphargus banaticus'' Dobreanu & Manolache, 1936 *''

Niphargus banjanus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' S. Karaman, 1943 *''

Niphargus barbatus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family (biology), family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that we ...

'' Karaman, 1985 *'' Niphargus bihorensis'' Schellenberg, 1940 *''

Niphargus bilecanus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' S. Karaman, 1953 *'' Niphargus biljanae'' Karaman, 1998 *'' Niphargus birsteini'' Dedyu, 1963 *''

Niphargus bitoljensis ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' S. Karaman, 1943 *''

Niphargus bodoni ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Karaman, 1985 *''

Niphargus borkanus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' S. Karaman, 1960 *'' Niphargus borutzkyi'' Birstein, 1933 *'' Niphargus boskovici'' S. Karaman, 1952 *''

Niphargus bosniacus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not cover ...

'' S. Karaman, 1943 *'' Niphargus boulangei'' Wichers, 1964 *''

Niphargus brachytelson ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not cover ...

'' S. Karaman, 1952 *''

Niphargus brevicuspis ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Schellenberg, 1937 *'' Niphargus brevirostris'' Sket, 1971 *'' Niphargus brixianus'' Ruffo, 1937 *''

Niphargus bulgaricus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Andreev, 2001 *''

Niphargus bureschi ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family (biology), family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that we ...

'' Fage, 1926 *''

Niphargus burgundus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' Graf & Straskraba, 1967 *'' Niphargus buturovici'' S. Karaman, 1958 *'' Niphargus caelestis'' G. Karaman, 1982 *'' Niphargus canui'' G. Karaman, 1976 *'' Niphargus carcerarius'' G. Karaman, 1989 *''

Niphargus carniolicus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not cover ...

'' Sket, 1960 *''

Niphargus carpathicus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Dobreanu & Manolache, 1939 *''

Niphargus carpathorossicus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Straskraba, 1957 *'' Niphargus carsicus'' Straskraba, 1956 *'' Niphargus casimiriensis'' Skalski, 1980 *''

Niphargus castellanus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' S. Karaman, 1960 *''

Niphargus catalogus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' G. S. Karaman, 1995 *''

Niphargus cavernicolus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' Dobreanu & Manolache, 1957 *'' Niphargus cepelarensis'' S. Karaman & G. Karaman, 1959 *''

Niphargus ciliatus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family (biology), family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that we ...

'' Chevreux, 1906 *''

Niphargus cismontanus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family (biology), family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that we ...

'' Margalef, 1952 *''

Niphargus corinae ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Dedyu, 1963 *'' Niphargus corniculanus'' Iannilli&Vigna-Taglianti, 2005 *'' Niphargus corsicanus'' Schellenberg, 1950 *'' Niphargus costozzae'' Schellenberg, 1935 *''

Niphargus croaticus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Jurinac, 1888 *'' Niphargus cubanicus'' Birstein, 1954 *''

Niphargus cvijici ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not cover ...

'' S. Karaman, 1950 *'' Niphargus d’anconai'' Benedetti, 1942 *''

Niphargus dabarensis ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' Fišer, Trontelj & Sket, 2006 *''

Niphargus dacicus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Dancau, 1963 *'' Niphargus dalmatinus'' Schaferna, 1922 *'' Niphargus danconai'' Benedetti, 1942 *'' Niphargus danconai'' S. Karaman, 1954 *'' Niphargus danielopoli'' Karaman, 1994 *''

Niphargus debilis ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Ruffo, 1936 *''

Niphargus decui ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' G. Karaman & Sarbu, 1995 *'' Niphargus deelemanae'' G. Karaman, 1973 *''

Niphargus delamarei ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' Ruffo, 1954 *''

Niphargus derzhavini ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Birstein, 1952 *''

Niphargus dimorphopus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Stock & Gledhill, 1977 *'' Niphargus dimorphus'' Birstein, 1961 *''

Niphargus dissonus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not cover ...

'' G. Karaman, 1984 *''

Niphargus dobati ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Sket, 1999 *'' Niphargus dobrogicus'' Dancau, 1964 *''

Niphargus dojranensis ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not cover ...

'' G. Karaman, 1960 *'' Niphargus dolenianesis'' Lorenzi, 1898 *'' Niphargus dolichopus'' Fišer, Trontelj & Sket, 2006 *''

Niphargus dubius ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not cover ...

'' Dobreanu & Manolache *''

Niphargus dudichi ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family (biology), family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that we ...

'' Hanko, 1924 *''

Niphargus duplus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' G. Karaman, 1976 *''

Niphargus echion ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not cover ...

'' G. Karaman & Gottstein Matočec, 2006 *'' Niphargus effossus'' Dudich, 1943 *''

Niphargus elegans ''Niphargus elegans'' is a species of amphipod crustaceans in the family Niphargidae. It is found in Italy. References Niphargidae Crustaceans described in 1894 {{amphipod-stub ...

'' Garbini, 1894 *'' Niphargus enslini'' S. Karaman, 1932 *'' Niphargus eugeniae'' Derzhavin, 1945 *''

Niphargus factor ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' Sket & G. Karaman, 1990 *'' Niphargus fontanus'' Bate, 1859 *''

Niphargus fongi ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Fišer & Zagmajster, 2009 *'' Niphargus fontophilus'' S. Karaman, 1943 *''

Niphargus foreli ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Humbert, 1877 *'' Niphargus forroi'' Karaman, 1986 *''

Niphargus galenae ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Derzhavin, 1939 *''

Niphargus gallicus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Schellenberg, 1935 *'' Niphargus galvagnii'' Ruffo, 1953 *'' Niphargus gebhardti'' Schellenberg, 1934 *'' Niphargus georgievi'' S. Karaman & G. Karaman, 1959 *''

Niphargus gineti ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' Bou, 1965 *''

Niphargus glontii ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not cover ...

'' Behning, 1940 *''

Niphargus graecus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family (biology), family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that we ...

'' S. Karaman, 1934 *''

Niphargus grandii ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not cover ...

'' Ruffo, 1937 *† ''

Niphargus groehni ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Coleman & Myers, 2001 *''

Niphargus gurjanovae ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' Birstein, 1941 *''

Niphargus hadzii ''Niphargus hadzii'' is a species of crustacean in family Niphargidae. It is endemic to Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is border ...

'' Rejic, 1956 *''

Niphargus hebereri ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' Schellenberg, 1933 *''

Niphargus hercegovinensis ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' S. Karaman, 1950 *'' Niphargus hoverlicus'' Dedyu, 1963 *''

Niphargus hrabei ''Niphargus hrabei'' is a species of crustacean in family Niphargidae. It is an originally Ponto-Caspian species that was found in the River Danube in Bavaria in the mid 1990s. It is now known to occur in Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Roman ...

'' S. Karaman, 1932 *''

Niphargus hungaricus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not cover ...

'' Mehely, 1937 *''

Niphargus hvarensis ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' S. Karaman, 1952 *''

Niphargus ictus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' G. Karaman, 1985 *''

Niphargus illidzensis ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' Schaferna, 1922 *''

Niphargus incertus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not cover ...

'' Dobreanu, Manolache & Puscariu, 1951 *'' Niphargus inclinatus'' G. Karaman, 1973 *''

Niphargus inermis ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Birstein, 1940 *'' Niphargus iniochus'' Birstein, 1941 *'' Niphargus inopinatus'' Schellenberg, 1932 *''

Niphargus inornatus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Derzhavin, 1945 *'' Niphargus irlandicus'' Schellenberg, 1932 *''

Niphargus italicus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' G. Karaman, 1976 *''

Niphargus itus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' G. Karaman, 1986 *'' Niphargus ivokaramani'' G. Karaman, 1994 *''

Niphargus jadranko ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' Sket & G. Karaman, 1990 *'' Niphargus jalzici'' G. Karaman, 1989 *'' Niphargus jaroschenkoi'' Dedyu, 1963 *'' Niphargus jovanovici'' S. Karaman, 1931 *'' Niphargus jugoslavicus'' G. Karaman, 1982 *''

Niphargus jurinaci ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' S. Karaman, 1950 *'' Niphargus karamani'' Schellenberg, 1935 *''

Niphargus kenki ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family (biology), family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that we ...

'' S. Karaman, 1952 *''

Niphargus kieferi ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' Schellenberg, 1936 *''

Niphargus kirgizi ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Fišer, Çamur-Elipek & Özbek, 2009 *''

Niphargus kochianus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Bate, 1859 *''

Niphargus kolombatovici ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' S. Karaman, 1950 *''

Niphargus komareki ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' S. Karaman, 1932 *'' Niphargus korosensis'' Dudich, 1943 *'' Niphargus kosanini'' S. Karaman, 1943 *'' Niphargus kragujevensis'' S. Karaman, 1950 *''

Niphargus krameri ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family (biology), family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that we ...

'' Schellenberg, 1935 *''

Niphargus kurdus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Derzhavin, 1945 *''

Niphargus kusceri ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' S. Karaman, 1950 *''

Niphargus labacensis ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Sket, 1956 *'' Niphargus ladmiraulti'' Chevreux, 1901 *''

Niphargus laisi ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Schellenberg, 1936 *'' Niphargus laticaudatus'' Schellenberg, 1940 *''

Niphargus latimanus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Birstein, 1952 *'' Niphargus lattingerae'' G. Karaman, 1983 *'' Niphargus leopoliensis'' Jaworowski, 1893 *''

Niphargus lessiniensis ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Stoch, 1998 *''

Niphargus liburnicus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' G. Karaman & Sket, 1989 *'' Niphargus likanus'' S. Karaman, 1952 *'' Niphargus lindbergi'' S. Karaman, 1956 *'' Niphargus longicaudatus'' A. Costa, 1851 *'' Niphargus longidactylus'' Ruffo, 1937 *'' Niphargus longiflagellum'' S. Karaman, 1950 *''

Niphargus lori ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Derzhavin, 1945 *'' Niphargus lourensis'' Fišer, Trontelj & Sket, 2006 *'' Niphargus lunaris'' G. Karaman, 1985 *'' Niphargus macedonicus'' S. Karaman, 1929 *'' Niphargus magnus'' Birstein, 1940 *''

Niphargus maximus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' S. Karaman, 1929 *''

Niphargus mediodanubilais ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Dudich, 1941 *'' Niphargus medvednicae'' S. Karaman, 1950 *'' Niphargus melticensis'' Dancau & Andreev, 1973 *'' Niphargus meridionalis'' Dobreanu & Manolache, 1942 *''

Niphargus messanai ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not cover ...

'' G. Karaman, 1989 *''

Niphargus microcerberus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family (biology), family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that we ...

'' Sket, 1972 *'' Niphargus miljeticus'' Straškraba, 1959 *''

Niphargus minor ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family (biology), family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that we ...

'' Sket, 1956 *'' Niphargus moldavicus'' Dobreanu, Manolache & Puscariu, 1953 *''

Niphargus molnari ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Mehely, 1927 *''

Niphargus montellianus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Stoch, 1998 *''

Niphargus montenigrinus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family (biology), family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that we ...

'' G. Karaman, 1962 *''

Niphargus multipennatus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' Sket, 1956 *'' Niphargus nadarini'' Alouf, 1972 *'' Niphargus nicaensis'' Isnard, 1916 *'' Niphargus novomestanus'' S. Karaman, 1952 *'' Niphargus numerus'' G. Karaman & Sket, 1990 *''

Niphargus occultus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family (biology), family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that we ...

'' G. Karaman, 1993-94 *''

Niphargus ohridanus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not cover ...

'' S. Karaman, 1929 *''

Niphargus orcinus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family (biology), family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that we ...

'' Joseph, 1869 *''

Niphargus orientalis ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' S. Karaman, 1950 *''

Niphargus osogovensis ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not cover ...

'' S. Karaman, 1959 *'' Niphargus otharicus'' Birstein, 1952 *''

Niphargus pachypus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family (biology), family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that we ...

'' Schellenberg, 1933 *'' Niphargus pachytelson'' Sket, 1960 *'' Niphargus pancici'' S. Karaman, 1929 *''

Niphargus pannonicus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' S. Karaman, 1950 *'' Niphargus parapupetta'' G. Karaman, 1984 *''

Niphargus parenzani ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' Ruffo & Vigna–Taglianti, 1968 *''

Niphargus parvus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family (biology), family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that we ...

'' S. Karaman, 1943 *''

Niphargus pasquinii ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' Vigna-Taglianti, 1966 *''

Niphargus pater ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' Mehely, 1941 *'' Niphargus patrizii'' Ruffo & Vigna–Taglianti, 1968 *'' Niphargus pavicevici'' G. Karaman, 1976 *''

Niphargus pecarensis ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family (biology), family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that we ...

'' S. Karaman & G. Karaman, 1959 *'' Niphargus pectencoronatae'' Sket & G. Karaman, 1990 *'' Niphargus pectinicauda'' Sket, 1971 *'' Niphargus pedemontanus'' Ruffo, 1937 *'' Niphargus pellagonicus'' S. Karaman, 1943 *'' Niphargus pescei'' G. Karaman, 1984 *''

Niphargus petkovskii ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' G. Karaman, 1963 *'' Niphargus petrosani'' Dobreanu & Manolache, 1933 *'' Niphargus phreaticolus'' Motas, Dobreanu & Manolache, 1948 *''

Niphargus plateaui ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family (biology), family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that we ...

'' Chevreux, 1901 *'' Niphargus pliginskii'' Martynov, 1930 *'' Niphargus podgoricensis'' S. Karaman, 1934 *''

Niphargus podpecanus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' S. Karaman, 1952 *'' Niphargus poianoi'' G. Karaman, 1988 *''

Niphargus polonicus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Schellenberg, 1936 *''

Niphargus poloninicus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' Straškraba, 1957 *'' Niphargus polymorphus'' Fišer, Trontelj & Sket, 2006 *'' Niphargus ponoricus'' Dancau, 1963 *'' Niphargus potamophilus'' Birstein, 1954 *''

Niphargus pretneri ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Sket, 1959 *'' Niphargus pseudocaspius'' G. Karaman, 1982 *'' Niphargus pseudokochianus'' Dobreanu, Manolache & Puscariu, 1953 *''

Niphargus pseudolatimanus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family (biology), family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that we ...

'' Birstein, 1952 *'' Niphargus pulevici'' G. Karaman, 1967 *''

Niphargus pupetta ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family (biology), family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that we ...

'' Sket, 1962 *'' Niphargus puteanus'' (C. L. Koch, 1836) *''

Niphargus rajecensis ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' Schellenberg, 1938 *'' Niphargus ravanicanus'' S. Karaman, 1943 *''

Niphargus redenseki ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Sket, 1959 *''

Niphargus rejici ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not cover ...

'' Sket, 1958 *'' Niphargus remus'' G. Karaman, 1992 *'' Niphargus remyi'' S. Karaman, 1934 *'' Niphargus renei'' Karaman, 1986 *''

Niphargus rhenorhodanensis ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family (biology), family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that we ...

'' Schellenberg, 1937 *'' Niphargus rhodi'' S. Karaman, 1950 *'' Niphargus robustus'' Chevreux, 1901 *''

Niphargus romanicus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' Dobreanu & Manolache, 1942 *''

Niphargus romuleus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Vigna-Taglianti, 1968 *''

Niphargus rostratus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' Sket, 1971 *''

Niphargus rucneri ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' G. Karaman, 1962 *'' Niphargus ruffoi'' G. Karaman, 1976 *'' Niphargus salonitanus'' S. Karaman, 1950 *''

Niphargus sanctinaumi ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' S. Karaman, 1943 *'' Niphargus schellenbergi'' S. Karaman, 1932 *''

Niphargus schusteri ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family (biology), family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that we ...

'' G. Karaman, 1991 *'' Niphargus scopicauda'' Fišer, Coleman, Zagmajster, Zwittnig, Gerecke & Sket, 2010 *'' Niphargus serbicus'' S. Karaman, 1960 *''

Niphargus sertaci ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family (biology), family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that we ...

'' Fišer, Çamur-Elipek & Özbek, 2009 *''

Niphargus setiferus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not cover ...

'' Schellenberg, 1937 *'' Niphargus sibillinianus'' G. Karaman, 1984 *''

Niphargus similis ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' G. Karaman & Ruffo, 1989 *'' Niphargus sketi'' G. Karaman, 1966 *'' Niphargus skopljensis'' S. Karaman, 1929 *'' Niphargus slovenicus'' S. Karaman, 1932 *''

Niphargus smederevanus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not cover ...

'' S. Karaman, 1950 *''

Niphargus smirnovi ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not cover ...

'' Birstein, 1952 *''

Niphargus sodalis ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family (biology), family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that we ...

'' G. Karaman, 1984 *'' Niphargus somesensis'' Motas, Dobreanu & Manolache, 1948 *''

Niphargus speziae ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' Schellenberg, 1936 *'' Niphargus sphagnicolus'' Rejic, 1956 *''

Niphargus spinulifemur ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family (biology), family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that we ...

'' S. Karaman, 1954 *''

Niphargus spoeckeri ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' Schellenberg, 1933 *''

Niphargus stadleri ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' S. Karaman, 1932 *'' Niphargus stankoi'' G. Karaman, 1974 *'' Niphargus stebbingi'' Cecchini *'' Niphargus stefanellii'' Ruffo & Vigna-Taglianti, 1968 *'' Niphargus stenopus'' Sket, 1960 *''

Niphargus steueri ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family (biology), family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that we ...

'' Schellenberg, 1935 *''

Niphargus stochi ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' G. Karaman, 1994 *''

Niphargus strouhali ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' Schellenberg, 1933 *'' Niphargus stygius'' Schiodte, 1847 –

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen( ...

*'' Niphargus stygocharis'' Dudich, 1943 *''

Niphargus submersus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' Derzhavin, 1945 *''

Niphargus subtypicus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Sket, 1960 *''

Niphargus talikadzei ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' Giliarov, Lagidze, Levushkin & Talikadze, 1974 *'' Niphargus tamaninii'' Ruffo, 1953 *''

Niphargus tatrensis ''Niphargus tatrensis'' is a troglobitic species of crustacean in the family Niphargidae, living in the karst waters of Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia. It can be found in caves, and also in karst springs and in wells i ...

'' Wrzesniowsky, 1888 *'' Niphargus tauri'' Schellenberg, 1933 *'' Niphargus tauricus'' Birstein, 1964 *'' Niphargus tenuicaudatus'' Schellenberg, 1940 *'' Niphargus thermalis'' Dudich, 1941 *'' Niphargus thienemanni'' Schellenberg, 1934 *'' Niphargus thuringius'' Schellenberg, 1934 *''

Niphargus timavi ''Niphargus timavi'' is a species of crustacean in family Niphargidae. It is found in Italy and Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is ...

'' S. Karaman, 1954 *''

Niphargus toplicensis ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not cover ...

'' Andreev, 1966 *'' Niphargus transitivus'' Sket, 1971 *'' Niphargus transsylvanicus'' Schellenberg, 1934 *'' Niphargus tridentinus'' Stoch, 1998 *'' Niphargus trullipes'' Sket, 1958 *''

Niphargus vadimi ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' Birstein, 1961 *''

Niphargus valachicus ''Niphargus valachicus'' is a species of crustacean in family Niphargidae. This species of crustacean is native to Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, and Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), official ...

'' Dobreanu & Manolache, 1933 *'' Niphargus vandeli'' Barbe, 1961 *'' Niphargus variabilis'' Dobreanu, Manolache & Puscariu, 1953 *''

Niphargus velesensis ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' S. Karaman, 1943 *'' Niphargus versluysi'' S. Karaman, 1950 *'' Niphargus vinodolensis'' Fišer, Sket & Stoch, 2006 *'' Niphargus virei'' Chevreux, 1896 *''

Niphargus vjeternicensis ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' S. Karaman, 1932 *''

Niphargus vlkanovi ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' S. Karaman & G. Karaman, 1959 *'' Niphargus vodnensis'' S. Karaman, 1943 *'' Niphargus vornatscheri'' Schellenberg, 1934 *''

Niphargus vranjinae ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered by ...

'' G. Karaman, 1967 *''

Niphargus vulgaris ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not cover ...

'' G. Karaman, 1968 *''

Niphargus wexfordensis ''Niphargus wexfordensis'' is a species of amphipod of the family Niphargidae. It is endemic to Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwe ...

'' Karaman, Gledhill & Holmes, 1994 *'' Niphargus wolfi'' Schellenberg, 1933 *''

Niphargus zagrebensis ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not cover ...

'' S. Karaman, 1950 *''

Niphargus zavalanus ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that were not covered b ...

'' S. Karaman, 1950 *''

Niphargus zorae ''Niphargus'' is by far the largest genus of its family (biology), family, the Niphargidae, and the largest of all freshwater amphipod genera. Usually, these animals inhabit caves or groundwater. They occur in western Eurasia, in regions that we ...

'' G. Karaman, 1967

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q1643856 Niphargidae Crustacean genera Taxa named by Jørgen Matthias Christian Schiødte Taxonomy articles created by Polbot