Varathro Petrokotsyfou

Higher Geography
Region: Kriti,
Sub-Region: Irakleio,
Municipality: Chersonisos,
Closest Settlement: Dia island
Cave type
Natural
Protection status
  • GR4310003 - Nisos Dia (Special Protection Area - Special Area of Conservation): Law 3937/2011 (OGG/Α 60/31.03.2011), Joint Ministerial Decision 50743/2017 (OGG 4432/B/15.12.17). Check site’s Standard Data Form
Fauna
  • Echinarmadillidium cycladicum Schmalfuss & Sfenthourakis, 1995, Schmalfuss & Sfenthourakis 1995, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Malacostraca / Order: Isopoda / Family: Armadillidiidae
  • Tandonia sp., Karakasi et al. 2024
    Phylum: Mollusca / Class: Gastropoda / Order: Stylommatophora / Family: Milacidae
Cave references
  • Paragamian, K. 1992. Potholes of Dia island, Irakleio, Kriti. Bull. Soc. Speleol. Grèce 20:226–230.
Species references
  • Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
  • Karakasi D, Paragamian K, Mylonas M, Vardinoyannis K 2024. What`s crawling in the dark? An annotated list of gastropods in Greek caves.. Subterranean Biology 48: 73-116. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.48.113383
  • Schmalfuss, H. & Sfenthourakis, S. 1995. The Terrestrial Isopods (Oniscidea) of Greece. 15th Contribution: Genera Echinarmadillidium and Paxodillidium (Armadillidiidae). Stuttgart. Beitr. Naturk. Ser. A. (Biol.), 518: 1-21.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Fauna of the cave Varathro Petrokotsyfou, Dia island, Chersonisos, Kriti. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 31.01.2018, Accessed 03.04.2026