Niphargellus

Niphargellus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Niphargidae
Genus: Niphargellus
Schellenberg, 1938

Niphargellus is a genus of Amphipod crustaceans within the family Niphargidae.[1] The genus contains three known species, which are characterized by the absence of D-setae on the Amphipods mandibular palp.[2] The presence or absence of setae, specifically the D-setae, is a distinguishing feature used to classify organisms within the genus.[2]

Niphargellus species live in freshwater environments such as caves, springs and the interstitial spaces of river beds.[3] Species are native to Europe, where they can be found in England,[2] Germany and the Czech Republic.[3]

A cladogram according to the Catalogue of Life:[4]

Niphargidae 
  1. ^ "Niphargellus Schellenberg, 1938". World Amphipoda Database. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  2. ^ a b c "Niphargus glenniei". Hypogean Crustacea Recording Scheme Biological Records Centre. 2023-05-21. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  3. ^ a b Grabner, Daniel & Weber, Dieter & Weigand, Alexander. (2020). Updates to the sporadic knowledge on microsporidian infections in groundwater amphipods (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Niphargidae). Subterranean Biology. 33. 71-85. 10.3897/subtbiol.33.48633.
  4. ^ Roskov, Kunze, Orrell, Abucay, Paglinawan, Culham, Bailly., Kirk, Bourgoin, Baillargeon, Decock, De Wever, Didžiulis V., Y., T., T., L., L., A., N., P., T., G., W., A., V. (2019-11-11). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2019 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X. TaxonID: 54954430. Retrieved 2019-11-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)