- Source: Niphargus tatrensis
Niphargus tatrensis is a troglobitic species of crustacean in the family Niphargidae, living in the karst waters of Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia. It can be found in caves, and also in karst springs and in wells in the karstic areas.
Niphargus tatrensis was discovered in 1887 by August Wrześniowski in a well in Zakopane and described by him in 1888. The specific epithet comes from the Tatra Mountains.
Subspecies
Niphargus tatrensis aggtelekiensis Dudich
Niphargus tatrensis hrabei S. Karaman
Niphargus tatrensis lunzensis Schellenberg
Niphargus tatrensis lurensis Schellenberg
Niphargus tatrensis reyersdorfensis Schellenberg
Niphargus tatrensis salzburgensis Schellenberg
Niphargus tatrensis schneebergensis Schellenberg
Niphargus tatrensis tatrensis Wrześniowski
References
August Wrześniowski (1888). "O trzech kiełżach podziemnych" [Three subterranean amphipods]. Pamiętnik Fizjograficzny (in Polish). 8. Warsaw: 221–230.
"Species factsheet for Niphargus tatrensis". EUNIS biodiversity database. European Environment Agency.
External links
Roman Luštrik & Martin Turjak. "Niphargus".
