Neoniphargus

Neoniphargus is a genus of freshwater amphipod crustacean.[1] It is the type genus of the family Neoniphargidae.[2] It is found in the Australian states of Victoria and Tasmania and is threatened by climate change due to its restricted distribution.[3][4]

Neoniphargus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Neoniphargidae
Genus: Neoniphargus
Stebbing, 1897
Species
  • Neoniphargus alpinus G.W. Smith, 1909
  • Neoniphargus coolemanensis Bradbury & Williams, 1997
  • Neoniphargus exiguus G.W. Smith, 1909
  • Neoniphargus fultoni Sayce, 1902
  • Neoniphargus richardi Bradbury & Williams, 1997
  • Neoniphargus secus Bradbury & Williams, 1997
  • Neoniphargus spenceri Sayce, 1901
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References
  1. "Neoniphargus Stebbing, 1897". Ocean Biodiversity Information System. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  2. Bousfield, E. L. (1977). "A New Look at the Systematics of Gammaroidean Amphipods of the World". Crustaceana Supplement (4): 282–316. JSTOR 25027471.
  3. Hatley, Jude; Murphy, Nicholas P. (November 2016). "Trouble at the top? Restricted distribution and extreme population isolation in an alpine crustacean assemblage with unexpected lineage diversity". Freshwater Biology. 61 (11): 1891–1904. doi:10.1111/fwb.12823. ISSN 0046-5070.
  4. Clements, A. R.; Suter, P. J.; Fussell, M.; Silvester, E. (April 2016). "Macroinvertebrate communities in spring-fed alpine source pools". Hydrobiologia. 777: 119–138. doi:10.1007/s10750-016-2770-2.


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