Endemic rare species of family Niphargidae from Serbia, Niphargus smederevanus S. Karaman, 1950 (Contribution to the Knowledge of the Amphipoda 341)

7th International Scientific Conference Modern Trends in Agricultural Production, Rural Development and Environmental Protection (2025) [pp. 9-27]

AUTHOR(S) / АУТОР(И): Gordan S. Karaman 

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DOI: 10.46793/7thMTAgricult.01K

ABSTRACT / САЖЕТАК:

The subterranean member of the family Niphargidae G. Karaman, 1962, Niphargus smederevanus S. Karaman, 1950a is redescribed and figured based on males and females from type locality, fountain-spring near Smederevo, Serbia, and its taxonomical relation to the other similar taxa of genus Niphargus Schiődte, 1849 is discussed.

KEYWORDS / КЉУЧНЕ РЕЧИ:

taxonomy, Niphargus smederevanus, subterranean, Serbia, endemic

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