Niphargus smyri Marin, Palatov & Dbar, 2026

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Higher Taxonomy

Genus Niphargus

Family Niphargidae

Order Amphipoda

Class Malacostraca

Subphylum Crustacea

Phylum Arthropoda

Distribution
Georgia
Distr. in Georgia
Akhali Atoni Cave Shroma Cave Khabiu (=Khabyu) Cave Duripsh watery Cave
IUCN Red List
None
GRL
None
Protection
There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.
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Species references

Marin I.N., Palatov D.M. & Dbar R.S. 2026. A new species of the genus Niphargus Schiödte, 1849 (Amphipoda: Niphargidae) from the subterranean lakes of the New Athos Cave, Abkhazia, Caucasus. Arthropoda Selecta, 35(3): 303–317.

Comments

Misidentified as Niphargus ablaskiri Birstein, 1940 in Chertoprud et al. (2016).

Expert
Dmitry Sidorov
Contact Person
Shalva Barjadze
Citation
Barjadze, Sh., Arabuli, T., Mumladze, L., Maghradze, E., Asanidze, Z., Shavadze, L., Gogshelidze M. 2019. Niphargus smyri Marin, Palatov & Dbar, 2026 Cave Biodiversity of Transcaucasia, Open Access Database. Institute of Zoology at Ilia State University. https://cbg.iliauni.edu.ge/en/taxonomy/show/775/dh.iliauni.edu.ge Accessed:
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Other species under taxonomic group Niphargus

Niphargus borutzkyi Birstein, 1933 Niphargus iniochus Birstein, 1941 Niphargus magnus Birstein, 1940 Niphargus otharicus Birstain, 1952 Niphargus ablaskiri Birstein, 1940 Niphargus inermis Birstein, 1940 Niphargus sp. 1 Niphargus gegi Marin, 2019 Niphargus sp. 2 Niphargus eugeniae Derzhavin, 1945 Niphargus cf. borutzkyi Birstein 1933 Niphargus sp. 3 Niphargus amirani Marin, 2020 Niphargus rachalechkhumensis Marin, Barjadze, Maghradze & Palatov, 2023 Niphargus tvishiensis Marin, Barjadze, Maghradze & Palatov, 2023 Niphargus cf. ablaskiri Birstein, 1940 Niphargus cf. latimanus Birštein, 1952 Niphargus cf. magnus Birstein, 1940 Niphargus cf. inermis Birstein,1940