Spilaio Skoteinospilios

Higher Geography
Region: Kriti,
Sub-Region: Rethymno,
Municipality: Rethymno,
Closest Settlement: Myloi
Cave type
Natural
Protection status
  • GR4330004 - Prassano Farangi - Patsos - Sfakoryako Rema - Paralia Rethymnou and Ekvoli Geropotamou, Akr. Lianos Kavos - Perivolia (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
  • Pleurodiscus sudensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1846), Karakasi et al. 2024
    Phylum: Mollusca / Class: Gastropoda / Order: Stylommatophora / Family: Pleurodiscidae
  • Stygopholcus photophilus Senglet, 1971, Huber et al. 2021
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Araneae / Family: Pholcidae
  • Trachelipus cavaticus Schmalfuss, Paragamian & Sfenthourakis, 2004, Schmalfuss et al. 2004, Beron 2016
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Malacostraca / Order: Isopoda / Family: Trachelipodidae
  • Troglophilus spinulosus Chopard, 1921, Kollaros et al. 1991
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Insecta / Order: Orthoptera / Family: Rhaphidophoridae
Species references
  • Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
  • Huber B. A., Pavlek M., & Komnenov M. 2021. Revision of the spider genus Stygopholcus (Araneae, Pholcidae), endemic to the Balkan Peninsula. European Journal of Taxonomy, 752(1), 1–60. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.752.1391
  • 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
  • Kollaros, D., Paragamian, K. & Legakis, A. 1991. Revision of the genus Troglophilus (Orthoptera, Raphidophoridae) in Crete, Greece. Int. J. Speleol., 20: 37-45.
  • Schmalfuss, H., Paragamian, K. & Sfenthourakis, S. 2004. The terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) of Crete and the surrounding islands. Stuttgart. Beitr. Naturk. Ser. A. (Biol.), 662: 1-74.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Fauna of the cave Spilaio Skoteinospilios, Myloi, Rethymno, 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 22.04.2026