Niphargus spasenijae Karaman G. S., 2015

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Niphargidae
Genus: Niphargus
Characterisation
Stygobiont?
Distribution
Endemic to Greece
Locus Typicus
Spilaio Atspas
Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki / Regional unit: Kavala / Municipality: Thasos / Closest settlement: Skala Marion
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Atspas, Karaman 2015, Ntakis et al. 2020
    Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki / Regional unit: Kavala / Municipality: Thasos / Closest settlement: Skala Marion
Comments

Only known from the type locality.

IUCN Red List
NE - Not Evaluated
Greece's Red Data Book
NE - Not Evaluated
Protection status
  • There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.
Check Databases
GBIF
Species references
  • Karaman, G. S. 2015. New Data of Genus Niphargus Schiödte, 1849 (Fam. Niphargidae) from Greece (Contribution to the knowledge of the Amphipoda 284). The Journal "Agriculture and Forestry", 61 (4): 43-60.
  • Ntakis A, Karaouzas I, Fišer C & Stoch F. 2020. An annotated checklist of the Niphargidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) of Greece. . Zootaxa, 4772(3), 517–544. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4772.3.5
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2025. Niphargus spasenijae Karaman G. S., 2015. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 03.06.2021, Accessed 18.02.2025