Amphipoda taxon details
Niphargus echion G. Karaman & Matočec, 2006
545785 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:545785)
accepted
Species
Karaman, G. S.; Gottstein-Matočec, S. (2006). Niphargus echion, a new species of amphipod (Crustacea Amphipoda, Niphargidae) from Istra, Croatia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1150: 53-68. [details] Available for editors 
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Type locality contained in Croatia
type locality contained in Croatia [details]
Etymology The new species, N. echion, is named after Echion, one of the five surviving warriors in Greek mythology, who was born out...
Etymology The new species, N. echion, is named after Echion, one of the five surviving warriors in Greek mythology, who was born out of the dragon’s teeth that Cadmus had sown when founding Thebes. The dragon’s triple row of teeth is reminiscent of the numerous dis [details]
Horton, T.; Lowry, J.; De Broyer, C.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Copilaş-Ciocianu, D.; Corbari, L.; Costello, M.J.; Daneliya, M.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Fišer, C.; Gasca, R.; Grabowski, M.; Guerra-García, J.M.; Hendrycks, E.; Hughes, L.; Jaume, D.; Jazdzewski, K.; Kim, Y.-H.; King, R.; Krapp-Schickel, T.; LeCroy, S.; Lörz, A.-N.; Mamos, T.; Senna, A.R.; Serejo, C.; Souza-Filho, J.F.; Tandberg, A.H.; Thomas, J.D.; Thurston, M.; Vader, W.; Väinölä, R.; Valls Domedel, G.; Vonk, R.; White, K.; Zeidler, W. (2025). World Amphipoda Database. Niphargus echion G. Karaman & Matočec, 2006. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/amphipoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=545785 on 2025-05-27
original description
Karaman, G. S.; Gottstein-Matočec, S. (2006). Niphargus echion, a new species of amphipod (Crustacea Amphipoda, Niphargidae) from Istra, Croatia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1150: 53-68. [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Etymology The new species, N. echion, is named after Echion, one of the five surviving warriors in Greek mythology, who was born out of the dragon’s teeth that Cadmus had sown when founding Thebes. The dragon’s triple row of teeth is reminiscent of the numerous dis [details]Holotype Zagreb: Croatian Natural History Museum: holotype C1587 (holotype), C1588 (paratype) [details]
