Niphargobates
| Niphargobates | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Family: | Niphargidae |
| Genus: | Niphargobates Sket, 1981 |
| Species | |
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Niphargobates lefkodemonaki Sket, 1990 | |
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.[1] Niphargobates orophobata is only known to occur in caves near Postojna, Slovenia.[2] Both species are listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Cene Fišer, Peter Trontelj and Boris Sket. "Niphargobates lefkodemonaki". Niphargus. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ↑ Cene Fišer, Peter Trontelj and Boris Sket. "Niphargobates orophobata". Niphargus. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ↑ Boris Sket (1996). "Niphargobates lefkodemonaki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ↑ Boris Sket (1996). "Niphargobates orophobata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
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