Niphargus hadzii
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Niphargus hadzii is a species of crustacean
in family Niphargidae
. It is endemic to Slovenia
, and is named after Slovene zoologist Jovan Hadži
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Crustacean
Crustaceans form a very large group of arthropods, usually treated as a subphylum, which includes such familiar animals as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill and barnacles. The 50,000 described species range in size from Stygotantulus stocki at , to the Japanese spider crab with a leg span...
in family Niphargidae
Niphargidae
Niphargidae is a family of amphipods. It contains the following genera:*Carinurella Sket, 1971*Foroniphargus G. Karaman, 1985*Haploginglymus Mateus & Mateus, 1958*Microniphargus Schellenberg, 1934*Niphargellus Schellenberg, 1938...
. It is endemic to Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
, and is named after Slovene zoologist Jovan Hadži
Jovan Hadži
Jovan Hadži was a Slovenian zoologist.Hadži began his career in Zagreb. In 1920, he moved to Ljubljana where he became the head of zoological institute at the then established University of Ljubljana. Between 1951 and 1972, Hadži was the head of the Biological institute at Slovenian Academy of...
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Source
- Sket, B. 1996. Niphargus hadzii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 August 2007.