Cave fauna of Greece database

Cteniza moggridgei O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1874

Higher Taxonomy: Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Ctenizidae
Genus: Cteniza

Characterisation: Trogloxene

Distribution: France, Italy

Locus Typicus: Spilaio Petala
Region: Ionioi Nisoi / Regional unit: Kefalonia / Municipality: Kefalonia / Closest settlement: Petalas island

Distribution in caves of Greece

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

No data

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Cteniza moggridgei O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1874. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 07.02.2018, Accessed 24.08.2026