Varathro Votsos Agiou Charalampous

Higher Geography
Region: Voreio Aigaio,
Sub-Region: Samos,
Municipality: Fournon Korseon,
Closest Settlement: Chrysomilia
Cave type
Natural
Protection status
  • GR4120004 - Ikaria - Fournoi kai Paraktia Zoni (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
  • GR4120006 - Nisos Fournoi and Nisides Thymaina, Alatsonisi, Thymainaki, Strongylo, Plaka, Makronisi, Mikros and Megalos Anthropofagos, Agios Minas (Special Protection Area): 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
  • Albinaria freytagi (O. Boettger, 1889), Karakasi et al. 2024
    Phylum: Mollusca / Class: Gastropoda / Order: Stylommatophora / Family: Clausiliidae
  • Mediterranea hydatina (Rossmässler, 1838), Karakasi et al. 2024
    Phylum: Mollusca / Class: Gastropoda / Order: Stylommatophora / Family: Oxychilidae
  • Oxychilus seidli A. Riedel, 1999, Karakasi et al. 2024
    Phylum: Mollusca / Class: Gastropoda / Order: Stylommatophora / Family: Oxychilidae
  • Vitrea contracta (Westerlund, 1871), Riedel 1992, Karakasi et al. 2024
    Phylum: Mollusca / Class: Gastropoda / Order: Stylommatophora / Family: Pristilomatidae
Cave references
  • Paragamian, K. 2006. Speleological researches at the islands of Fournoi. In Paragamian, K. and D. Choreftaki. Proceedings of the 2nd Pancretan Speleological Symposium dedicated to the memory of Eleftherios Platakis Irakleio Crete Hellenic Speleological Society, Department of Crete. 41-44.
Species references
  • 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
  • Riedel, A. 1992. The Zonitidae (sensu lato) (Gastropoda, Pulmonata) of Greece. Fauna Graeciae V. Hellenic Zoological Society. pp. 194.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Fauna of the cave Varathro Votsos Agiou Charalampous, Chrysomilia, Fournon Korseon, Voreio Aigaio. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 22.02.2024, Accessed 03.04.2026