Aporrectodea caliginosa (Savigny, 1826)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Clitellata
Order: Crassiclitellata
Family: Lumbricidae
Genus: Aporrectodea
Characterisation
Troglophile
Distribution
Cosmopolitan
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Drakou, Omodeo 1955, Szederjesi et al. 2017
    Region: Dytiki Makedonia / Regional unit: Kastoria / Municipality: Kastoria / Closest settlement: Kastoria
  • Spilaio Kamilari, Omodeo 1956a, Beron 2016, Szederjesi et al. 2017
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Irakleio / Municipality: Malevizi / Closest settlement: Tylisos
  • Spilaio Diktaio Antro, Omodeo 1956a, Beron 2016, Szederjesi et al. 2017
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Lasithi / Municipality: Oropedio Lasithiou / Closest settlement: Psychro
  • Spilaio Za, Szederjesi 2015, Szederjesi et al. 2017
    Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Naxos / Municipality: Naxos & Mikres Kyklades / Closest settlement: Filoti
Comments

As Aporrectodea caliginosa trapezoides (Dugès, 1828)

IUCN Red List
NE - Not Evaluated
Greece's Red Data Book
NE - Not Evaluated
Protection status
  • There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.
Check Databases
Fauna Europea
GBIF
PESI
NCBI
Species references
  • Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
  • Omodeo, P. 1955. Lombrichi cavernicoli di Grecia e Turchia raccolti dal Dr. K. Lindberg. Ann. Inst. Mus. Zool. Univ. Napoli, 7: 1-16.
  • Omodeo, P. 1956. Oligocheti dell΄ Indochina e del Mediterraneo Orientale. Mem. Mus. Civ. St. Nat. Verona, 5: 321-336.
  • Szederjesi, T. 2015. New earthworm records from various parts of Greece (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae, Acanthodrilidae, Megascolecidae, Ocnerodrilidae). Opusc. Zool. Budapest, 46 (2): 143-152.
  • Szederjesi, T., Vavoulidou, E., Chalkia, C., Dányi, L. & Csuzdi, C. 2017. An annotated checklist of earthworms of Greece (Clitellata: Megadrili). Zootaxa, 4272 (1): 57-82.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Aporrectodea caliginosa (Savigny, 1826). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 02.04.2018, Accessed 18.04.2026