Niphargus spasenijae Karaman G. S. 2015
- Dataset
- An annotated checklist of the Niphargidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) of Greece
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Malacostraca
- order
- Amphipoda
- family
- Niphargidae
- genus
- Niphargus
- species
- Niphargus spasenijae
discussion
Remarks: This species was described in 2015 by Karaman G. S. and is the only known Niphargus from Thasos Island, in the northern Aegean Sea. Its ecology is yet unknown.
distribution
Distribution: Endemic to Greece: Thasos Island (TH).
etymology
Etymology: This species is dedicated to deceased scientist Prof. Dr. Spasenija Karaman from Novi Sad (Serbia) for her excellent studies of Oligochaeta from the Balkan Peninsula.
materials_examined
Type material: Holotype: female 7, S – 7381 = anchialine cave in Atspas near seashore, Skala Marion, Island Thasos, Aegean Sea, 3 exp., 24.08.2015 (leg. I. Karaman), mm Karaman G. S. (2015). Paratype: male 6.1 mm, data same as for holotype, Karaman G. S. (2015). Holotype and paratypes are deposited in KCPM.