Niphargus gammariformis Borko, Collette, Brad, Zakšek, Flot, Vaxevanpoulos, Sarbu & Fišer, 2019

Ntakis, Alexandros, Karaouzas, Ioannis, Fišer, Cene & Stoch, Fabio, 2020, An annotated checklist of the Niphargidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) of Greece, Zootaxa 4772 (3), pp. 517-544 : 529

Niphargus gammariformis Borko, Collette, Brad, Zakšek, Flot, Vaxevanpoulos, Sarbu & Fišer, 2019

Published records: Borko et al. (2019).

Distribution: Endemic to Greece: Thessaly (MT).

Type material: Holotype: An intact male, NC341 ( OBBFUL-NC341 ), Melissotrypa Cave, Elassona , Thessaly.

Examined material: Four males and one female of lengths 8.8, 9.0, 9.2, 9.3, 9.6 mm; specimens are partially dissected and mounted on slides with voucher numbers NB934-NB938. All specimens are deposited in DBUL.

Remarks: Recently described species from Melissotrypa cave, at the central part of Greece. Co-occurs in the same system with N. jovanovici , N. lindbergi and an unknown species of the genus Bogidiella . The species is known only from its type locality and shows a preference for sulphidic waters, where it can be found in high numbers.

Etymology: The name is derived from the name of the amphipod genus Gammarus and refers to its Gammaru slike traits, notably its biramous 3rd uropods.