Nees Von Esenbeck, H. W. Bates, Rev. A. Matthews, J. F. Stephens, Octavius Pickard-Cambridge, John Hogg, Alfred Merle Norman, H. W. Newman, George Daniell, Rev. George Gordon, C. R. Bree, J. H. Gurney, H. W. Bates, Alfred Newton, S. Gurney Jr., C. R. Bree, William Balfour Baikie, William Elford Leach, H. W. Bates, William Balfour Baikie, Philip Henry Gosse, Richard Hill, Philip Henry Gosse, Richard Hill, James Taylor, Robert Warington, E. Newman, H. W. Bates, Rev. Alfred Charles Smith, Alfred Merle Norman, William Doubleday King, Julian Deby, Jonathan Couch, William Yarrell, William Balfour Baikie, H. T. Stainton, Alfred Charles Smith, W. H. Slaney, A. E. Brehm, William F. Templer, P. H. Gosse, J. W. Douglas, Rev. Alfred Charles Smith, William Balfour Baikie, William White Walpole, H. T. Stainton, J. H. Gurney, Philip Henry Gosse, Frederick Smith, Wm. Thompson, William White Walpole, H. W. Bates, Robert Warington, Alfred Merle Norman, Thomas Boyd, A. R. Hogan, Rev. George Harris, Thomas Bell, Edward Newman,
... Greater Spotted Cuckoo, (Cuculus Glandarius, Linn.), Note on Niphargus Stygius, Schiödte, and Other Members of the Subterranean ...
1853 - Gale Group | NCCO-STM 1of2
Teo Delić, Vid Švara, Charles Oliver Coleman, Peter Trontelj, Cene Fišer,
Amphipods from the genus Niphargus represent an important part of the Western Palearctic subterranean fauna. The genus is morphologically diverse, comprising several distinct ecomorphs bound ... taxa. We analysed the taxonomic structure of the Niphargus arbiter – Niphargus salonitanus species complex, belonging to “lake giants” from ... marine regression–transgression cycles during Pliocene. We describe Niphargus alpheus sp. n. , Niphargus anchialinus sp. n., Niphargus antipodes sp. n., Niphargus arethusa sp. n., Niphargus ...
Tópico(s): Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
2017 - Wiley | Zoologica Scripta
Frédéric Hervant, Jacques Mathieu, Daniel Garín, A. Fréminet,
Two aquatic amphipod crustaceans were investigated: Niphargus rhenorhodanensis (a hypogean species, which has to cope with severe hypoxic conditions during about 6 mo per year during the hydrological cycle) ... to examine some possible reasons why the subterranean Niphargus survived severe hypoxia longer than Gammarus and numerous other epigean crustaceans. During severe hypoxia Niphargus reduced its energetic expenditures compared with Gammarus. This ... the breakdown of glycogen and arginine phosphate. In Niphargus, however glutamate was also utilized. This resulted in ...
Tópico(s): Marine Toxins and Detection Methods
1995 - University of Chicago Press | Physiological Zoology
Špela Borko, Martin Collette, Traian Brad, Valerija Zakšek, Jean‐François Flot, Markos Vaxevanopoulos, Serban M. Sarbu, Cene Fišer,
... and sulphidic lakes. We found four amphipod species: Niphargus jovanovici, Niphargus lindbergi, Niphargus gammariformis sp. nov. and an unknown species of Bogidiella. The three Niphargus species form a well-supported monophylum but differ ... restricted area and was driven by ecological differentiation. Niphargus gammariformis sp. nov. shows morphological convergences in diagnostic ... Pontoniphargus. As molecular phylogenies show Pontoniphargus nested within Niphargus, we synonymize here Pontoniphargus with Niphargus. The species ...
Tópico(s): Marine Biology and Ecology Research
2019 - Taylor & Francis | Systematics and Biodiversity
Iván Marín, Sergey Krylenko, Dmitry M. Palatov,
A new species of the genus Niphargus is described from the Gelendzhik–Tuapse area of the Russian southwestern Caucasus. It belongs to the “puteanus” species group and phylogenetically related ... of uropod III. Molecular study has revealed that Niphargus bzhidik sp. nov. and related N. ciscaucasicus are ... carnivorous, in contrast to another studied stygobiotic herbivorous Niphargus species (e.g., Niphargus cf. tauricus). The key to the Caucasian and Eastern Asian species of the genus Niphargus, known from the territory of the former USSR, ...
Tópico(s): Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
2021 - Q15088586 | Zootaxa
Alexandros Ntakis, Chryssa Anastasiadou, Valerija Zakšek, Cene Fišer,
... 1962 are described from subterranean waters of Greece, Niphargus aitolosi sp. nov., Niphargus karkabounasi sp. nov. and Niphargus koukourasi sp. nov. Phylogenetic analysis based on 28S ... morphology, including the newly described species from Greece. Niphargus karkabounasi sp. nov., the second new species, belongs ... likely live in small crevices. The third species, Niphargus koukourasi sp.nov. is phylogenetically related and morphologically ...
Tópico(s): Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
2015 - Elsevier BV | Zoologischer Anzeiger
Jan Bauermeister, Karoline Assig, Sharmishtha Dattagupta,
Two species of the crustacean amphipod genus Niphargus inhabit the sulfidic groundwaters of the Frasassi caves in central Italy, and both harbor filamentous, sulfide-oxidizing Thiothrix ectosymbionts. As sulfide is toxic ... appeared possible that the ectosymbionts could help their Niphargus hosts with detoxification processes. In this study, mortality due to sulfide was compared between Niphargus individuals with ectosymbionts and individuals whose ectosymbionts had been killed by antibiotic treatment. Both Frasassi-dwelling Niphargus species revealed exceptionally high tolerances to sulfide compared ...
Tópico(s): Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
2013 - Società Speleologica Italiana | International Journal of Speleology
Jan Bauermeister, Alban Ramette, Sharmishtha Dattagupta,
... The first example from a freshwater habitat, involving Niphargus ictus amphipods and filamentous Thiothrix ectosymbionts, was recently ... rich Frasassi caves in Italy. Subsequently, two new Niphargus species, N. frasassianus and N. montanarius, were discovered ... techniques, we found that all three Frasassi-dwelling Niphargus species harbor Thiothrix ectosymbionts, which belong to three ... cave microbial mats, suggesting that ectosymbiont transmission among Niphargus occurs primarily through inter- or intraspecific inoculations. Phylogenetic ...
Tópico(s): Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
2012 - Public Library of Science | PLoS ONE
Traian Brad, Cene Fišer, Jean‐François Flot, Serban M. Sarbu,
Niphargus dancaui sp. nov., previously referred to as Niphargus cf. stygius, was sampled from various groundwater sites ... ecosystem) as type locality. A short comparison with Niphargus stygius specimens from Slovenia was made, together with ... general and of the systematics of the genus Niphargus in particular.
Tópico(s): Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
2015 - Consortium of European Natural History Museums | European Journal of Taxonomy
Anita Jemec Kokalj, Žiga Fišer, Andraž Dolar, Sara Novak, Damjana Drobne, Gregor Bračko, Cene Fišer,
... functioning. In this study, the sensitivity of subterranean Niphargus amphipods to NaCl was investigated. We expected that ... as surface-subterranean boundary species. Eight ecologically different Niphargus species were tested: four live at the boundary ... and mortality were assessed. Interestingly, the majority of Niphargus tested were more NaCl tolerant as can be ... are species-specific. This study shows that amphipods Niphargus can be a valuable subterranean environmental research model ...
Tópico(s): Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
2022 - Elsevier BV | Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Iván Marín, Dmitry M. Palatov,
An endemic subterranean species of the genus Niphargus Schiödte, 1849 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Niphargidae) belonging to the cave-dwelling "carpathicus" species group is discovered inside an abandoned mine in the Republic of ... This is the first record of the genus Niphargus from the central mountainous part of on the ... that new species is closely related to European Niphargus ambulator than any of the Caucasian species, and ... It can also be assumed that the genus Niphargus was also previously distributed in the territory beyond ...
Tópico(s): Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
2021 - Elsevier BV | Zoologischer Anzeiger
Cene Fišer, Roman Alther, Valerija Zakšek, Špela Borko, Andreas Fuchs, Florian Altermatt,
The amphipod genus Niphargus (Amphipoda: Niphargidae Bousfield, 1977) is the most species-rich genus of freshwater amphipods in the World. Species of this ... comprehensive taxonomic revision of the currently >425 Niphargus species is too demanding, it has been suggested ... this study, we provide such a revision of Niphargus in Switzerland. First, we molecularly delimited, morphologically diagnosed, ... Second, we updated and revised a checklist of Niphargus in Switzerland with new findings, and prepared a ...
Tópico(s): Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
2018 - Pensoft Publishers | ZooKeys
Denis Copilaş‐Ciocianu, Cene Fišer, Péter Borza, Gergely Balázs, Dorottya Angyal, Adam Petrusek,
The amphipod genus Niphargus comprises hundreds of eyeless and depigmented species with narrow ranges in Western Palaearctic subterranean freshwaters. Niphargus hrabei and N. valachicus, two morphologically and ecologically ... support the existence of cryptic lineages; two other Niphargus species described in the past from Hungary seem ... ability and competitive strength. These widespread and euryoecious Niphargus species demonstrate that the genus may be successful ...
Tópico(s): Marine Biology and Ecology Research
2017 - Oxford University Press | Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
Cene Fišer, Marjeta Konec, Roman Alther, Vid Švara, Florian Altermatt,
... listed five geographically widespread species of the genus Niphargus for this cave system, we could not confirm ... new to science. In this paper we describe Niphargus styx sp. nov., Niphargus murimali sp. nov., and Niphargus muotae sp. nov., and suggest that previous records ...
Tópico(s): Marine Biology and Ecology Research
2016 - Taylor & Francis | Systematics and Biodiversity
Somayeh Esmaeili-Rineh, Alireza Sari,
AbstractTwo new species of the genus Niphargus Schiödte, 1849 are described and named (Niphargus alisadri sp. nov. and Niphargus daniali sp. nov.) from two caves in Iran. Their taxonomic status within the genus Niphargus is discussed in comparison to several known species ...
Tópico(s): Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
2013 - Taylor & Francis | Journal of Natural History
Maryam Hekmatara, Valerija Zakšek, Mohammadhadi Heidari Baladehi, Cene Fišer,
Two Niphargus species, Niphargus khayyami sp. nov. and Niphargus khwarizmi sp. nov., are morphologically analysed and described. Both species are found in western ... N. khayyami sp. nov. to any of 80 Niphargus species that were analysed for 28S ribosomal DNA ...
Tópico(s): Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
2013 - Taylor & Francis | Journal of Natural History
Céline Colson-Proch, Anne Morales, Frédéric Hervant, Lara Konecny, Colette Moulin, Christophe J. Douady,
... amphipod crustaceans belonging to the ubiquitous subterranean genus Niphargus. An HSP70 sequence was identified in eight populations of two complexes of species of the Niphargus genus (Niphargus rhenorhodanensis and Niphargus virei complexes). Expression profiles were determined for one ... these individuals. Thus, this study shows that although Niphargus individuals do not undergo any daily or seasonal ...
Tópico(s): Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
2009 - Springer Science+Business Media | Cell Stress and Chaperones
[Niphargus fongi sp. n. (Amphipoda, Niphargidae) is described from a cave in the Dinaric karst of southeastern ... sampling affect estimates of biodiversity in subterranean habitats. Niphargus fongi sp. n. (Amphipoda, Niphargidae) est decrit d' ... estimations de la biodiversite dans les habitats souterrains., Niphargus fongi sp. n. (Amphipoda, Niphargidae) is described from ... sampling affect estimates of biodiversity in subterranean habitats. Niphargus fongi sp. n. (Amphipoda, Niphargidae) est decrit d' ...
Tópico(s): Leech Biology and Applications
2009 - Brill | Crustaceana
Cene Fišer, Peter Trontelj, Boris Šket,
The Niphargus orcinus aggregate, also "subgenus Orniphargus" of the genus Niphargus, is a widely distributed assemblage of large‐bodied ... study, 30 putative "Orniphargus" taxa and 14 other Niphargus and outgroup species were examined cladistically using a ... mainly the Dinaric Karst) with partly overlapping ranges. Niphargus croaticus pachytelson and N. orcinus redenseki are elevated ...
Tópico(s): Marine Biology and Ecology Research
2006 - Taylor & Francis | Journal of Natural History
... of larger food supplies — and of greater competition (Niphargus serbicus). The higher current speed seems to prevent ... high degree of euryvalency inside the stygopsephale habitats (Niphargus longidactylus e.g.), while some are highly specialized. ... even in most favourable conditions very low densities (Niphargus jovanovici multipennatus). The present fauna is zoogeographically very ... penetrate it (Trichodrilus pragensis, Acanthocyclops kiefer). Bogidiella semidenticulata, Niphargus pectinicauda, Hadziella deminuta seem to be limited to ...
Tópico(s): Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy
1981 - Società Speleologica Italiana | International Journal of Speleology
... ON THE LIFE-HISTORY OF THE SUBTERRANEAN AMPHIPOD NIPHARGUS AQUILEX AQUILEX SCHIÖDTE BY T. GLEDHILL and M. ... hold large, permanent populations of the subterranean amphipod Niphargus aquilex aquilex Schiödte, 1855. Although data are available ... little informa- tion on the seasonal variation of Niphargus populations. Regular quantitative sampling of Niphargus, the phreaticolous water-mite Neoacarus hibernicus Hal- bert ...
Tópico(s): Fish Ecology and Management Studies
1969 - Brill | Crustaceana
Špela Borko, Florian Altermatt, Maja Zagmajster, Cene Fišer,
... patterns. We studied the hyper‐speciose amphipod genus Niphargus as a model system within a global subterranean ... Western Balkans. Methods We analysed biodiversity patterns of Niphargus using two biodiversity metrics, species richness and phylogenetic ... built a time‐calibrated multilocus phylogeny of 512 Niphargus MOTUs from within and outside the study area, ... area, we recognized 245 MOTUs, belonging to different Niphargus clades. Species richness is highest in a north‐ ...
Tópico(s): Amphibian and Reptile Biology
2022 - Wiley | Diversity and Distributions
Iván Marín, Dmitry M. Palatov,
... precopulatory mate guarding (amplexus) was observed in epigean Niphargus cf. magnus Birštein, 1940 collected near Tuapse in ... records of amplexing representatives of the subterranean genus Niphargus Schiödte, 1849 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Niphargidae) are extremely rare, ... this amphipod genus. The presented report shows that Niphargus have a chemically stimulated short-time amplexus immediately ...
Tópico(s): Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
2019 - Q15088586 | Zootaxa
Somayeh Esmaeili-Rineh, Alireza Sari, Cene Fišer,
Four new species from the amphipod genus Niphargus are described, namely N. borisi sp. nov., N. bisitunicus sp. nov., N. darvishi sp. nov. and N. sharifi sp. nov. All four species ... these newly described species, the total number of Niphargus species in the Middle East reaches twenty-three. In order to facilitate the identification of Niphargus species in the region and to make future ...
Tópico(s): Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
2015 - Q15088586 | Zootaxa
Christian Burlet, Yves Vanbrabant, Kris Piessens, Kris Welkenhuysen, Sophie Verheyden,
A temperature logger, named "Niphargus", was developed at the Geological Survey of Belgium to monitor temperature of local natural processes. It has a sensitivity of ... based sensing devices, especially in humid environments. The Niphargus is designed to be highly reliable, low-cost ... sampling rate and environmental conditions. A batch of Niphargus loggers was also compared to a precision thermistor ...
Tópico(s): Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems
2014 - Elsevier BV | Computers & Geosciences
Tim Johns, J. Iwan Jones, Lee Knight, Louise Maurice, Paul J. Wood, Anne L. Robertson,
... in our study area formed 3 groups: 1) Niphargus glenniei was recorded in a range of HUs ... the western part of the study area. 2) Niphargus kochianus, Niphargus fontanus, Proasellus cavaticus, and Crangonyx subterraneus were predominantly ... the eastern part of the study area. 3) Niphargus aquilex and Microniphargus leruthi were found throughout the ...
Tópico(s): Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
2014 - University of Chicago Press | Freshwater Science
Jean‐François Flot, Gert Wörheide, Sharmishtha Dattagupta,
... of a freshwater ecosystem supported entirely by chemoautotrophy. Niphargus ictus , the sole amphipod species previously reported from ... 12S) regions, we show that four partially sympatric Niphargus clades are present in Frasassi. Morphological and behavioral ... Frasassi. Conclusions Our results suggest that four distinct Niphargus species are present in Frasassi and that they ...
Tópico(s): Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
2010 - Springer Science+Business Media | BMC Evolutionary Biology
Gordan S. Karaman, Betty Borowsky, Sharmishtha Dattagupta,
Two new subterranean species of the genus Niphargus Schiödte, 1849 (Niphargus montanarius, n. sp. and N. frasassianus, n. sp. (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Gammaridea, Niphargidae) from the Frasassi cave system in Genga, the ... figured, and their taxonomic status within the genus Niphargus is discussed.
Tópico(s): Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
2010 - Q15088586 | Zootaxa
Cene Fišer, Peter Trontelj, Roman Luštrik, Boris Šket,
Niphargus is the largest genus of freshwater amphipods, burdened with problematic and largely incomplete taxonomy. This paper ... freely accessible morpho-databases (see for example http:// niphargus.info/) that would provide a source of data ... of species descriptions, and testing phylogenetic hypotheses. In Niphargus, the coding of morphological variability is not straightforward. ...
Tópico(s): Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy
2009 - Q15088586 | Zootaxa
Cene Fišer, Boris Šket, Peter Trontelj,
Niphargus is the largest genus of freshwater amphipods. Its systematics from the species to the family level ... Niphargopsis — another niphargid genus — was consistently nested within Niphargus , loosing justification for its separate status. We predict ... clades reject all previously proposed taxonomic subdivisions of Niphargus , implying a high degree of morphological homoplasy that ...
Tópico(s): Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
2008 - Wiley | Zoologica Scripta