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A long-term study of the systematics of amphipod crustaceans (order Amphipoda) in the families Crangonyctidae and Hadziidae is being carried out by Dr. John R. Holsinger and his graduate students in the Department of Biological Sciences at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia. Amphipods of the family Bogidielllidae are also being considered. The emphasis  of this research is on the morphologically modified (troglomorphic) taxa  that inhabit subterranean groundwater environments.

The project was previously funded from 1995 to 2002 by a grant from the National Science Foundation through the Partnerships for Enhancing Expertise in Taxonomy (PEET) program.

This project includes:

• Taxonomic revisions
• Phylogenetic analysis
• Biogeographic analysis
• Computerization and dissemination of systematics data
• Training of graduate students