Niphargellus glenniei
| Niphargellus glenniei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Family: | Niphargidae |
| Genus: | Niphargellus |
| Species: | N. glenniei |
| Binomial name | |
| Niphargellus glenniei (Spooner, 1952) | |
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Niphargellus glenniei, also known as the south-western groundwater shrimp, is a species of amphipod from within the family Niphargidae. A native of the United Kingdom, it has been placed in the UK Biodiversity Action Plan list of priority species. It is the first aquatic troglobite to be given a conservation status within the UK.