Varathro Megalos Votsos

Higher Geography
Region: Voreio Aigaio,
Sub-Region: Samos,
Municipality: Fournon Korseon,
Closest Settlement: Fournoi
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
  • Carpathica insularis A. Riedel & Mylonas, 1988, Riedel 1988a, Riedel 1992, Karakasi et al. 2024
    Phylum: Mollusca / Class: Gastropoda / Order: Stylommatophora / Family: Oxychilidae
  • Hoplopholcus figulus Brignoli, 1971, Huber 2020
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Arachnida / Order: Araneae / Family: Pholcidae
  • Lauria cylindracea (Da Costa, 1778), Karakasi et al. 2024
    Phylum: Mollusca / Class: Gastropoda / Order: Stylommatophora / Family: Lauriidae
  • Mediterranea hydatina (Rossmässler, 1838), Riedel 1992, Riedel 1996, 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
  • Pleurodiscus balmei (Potiez & Michaud, 1838), Karakasi et al. 2024
    Phylum: Mollusca / Class: Gastropoda / Order: Stylommatophora / Family: Pleurodiscidae
  • Schistophallus samius (E. von Martens, 1889), Riedel 1992, Riedel 1996, Karakasi et al. 2024
    Phylum: Mollusca / Class: Gastropoda / Order: Stylommatophora / Family: Oxychilidae
  • Trichoniscus sp., Dimitriou & Sfenthourakis 2022
    Phylum: Arthropoda / Class: Malacostraca / Order: Isopoda / Family: Trichoniscidae
  • Vitrea contracta (Westerlund, 1871), Riedel 1992, Karakasi et al. 2024
    Phylum: Mollusca / Class: Gastropoda / Order: Stylommatophora / Family: Pristilomatidae
  • Vitrea riedeli Damjanov & L. Pintér, 1969, 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
  • Dimitriou CA , Sfenthourakis S. 2022. An all-inclusive approach: A universal protocol for the successful amplification of four genetic loci of all Onscidea. MethodsX (2022), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2022.101762
  • Huber B.A. 2020. Revision of the spider genus Hoplopholcus Kulczyński (Araneae, Pholcidae). Zootaxa 4726:1–94.
  • 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. 1988. Die Gattung Carpathica A.J. Wagner in Griechenland (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Daudebardiinae). Malak. Abh. Mus. Tierkd., Dresden, 13 (9): 85-92.
  • Riedel, A. 1992. The Zonitidae (sensu lato) (Gastropoda, Pulmonata) of Greece. Fauna Graeciae V. Hellenic Zoological Society. pp. 194.
  • Riedel, A. 1996. Die in West-Paläarktis unterirdisch lebenden Zonitidae sensu lato (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora). Fragm. faun., 39 (24): 363-390.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Fauna of the cave Varathro Megalos Votsos, Fournoi, 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 23.06.2022, Accessed 03.04.2026