Three new species of Niphargidae family added to the list of subterranean amphipods (Crustacea: Amphipoda) in Slovenia
Since the last comprehensive checklist of amphipods in 2021, three new species of subterranean amphipods have been confirmed for Slovenia: Niphargus danielopoli, N. lurensis and N. julius. Identification of all three species was based on molecular comparative analyses of the mitochondrial CO1 gene fragment, usually used in DNA barcoding identification. With these additions, we reached a total of 201 amphipod species confirmed for Slovenia, 60 of which are groundwater inhabitants, with 57 species belonging to the genus Niphargus.
Authors
- Teo Delić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4378-5269)
- Maja Zagmajster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1323-9937)
- Cene Fišer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1982-8724)
Institutions
- University of Ljubljana (SI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Natura Sloveniae
- Published
- 2024-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.14720/ns.26.2.35-39
- Primary Topic
- Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Fundo Regional para a Ciência e Tecnologia
- Biodiversa+
- European Commission
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
- Academy of Finland
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
- Austrian Science Fund
- Belgian Federal Science Policy Office
- Javna Agencija za Raziskovalno Dejavnost RS
- Fundación Biodiversidad
- Agencia Estatal de Investigación
- National Research, Development and Innovation Office