Niphargidae
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Suborder: | Senticaudata |
| Infraorder: | Gammarida |
| Parvorder: | Crangonyctidira |
| Superfamily: | Crangonyctoidea |
| Family: | Niphargidae Bousfield, 1977[1] |
Niphargidae is a family of amphipod crustaceans. Its distribution is in western Eurasia, and its members mainly live in subterranean freshwaters habitats.[2] It contains the following genera:[1][3]
- 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
