Niphargus stenopus

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Niphargus stenopus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Niphargidae
Genus: Niphargus
Species:
N. stenopus
Binomial name
Niphargus stenopus
Sket, 1960

Niphargus stenopus is a species of freshwater amphipod crustacean which is endemic to Slovenia. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Sket, B. (1996). "Niphargus stenopus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T14803A4461202. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T14803A4461202.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.