Histricostoma creticum (Roewer, 1951)

Higher Taxonomy

Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Family: Nemastomatidae
Genus: Histricostoma

Characterisation

Trogloxene

Distribution

Greece, Turkey

Locus Typicus

Spilaio Agias Triadas Tzagkarolon
Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Chania / Closest settlement: Chordaki

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Spilaio Agias Triadas Tzagkarolon, Roewer 1959, Beron 2016
  Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Chania / Closest settlement: Chordaki

IUCN Red List

NE - Not Evaluated

Greece's Red Data Book

NT - Near Threatened

Protection status

• There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.

Check Databases

Fauna Europea

GBIF

PESI

Species references

• Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
• Roewer, C. F. 1959. Die Araneae, Solifuga und Opiliones der Sammlungen des Herrn Dr. K. Lindberg aus Griechenland, Creta, Anatolien, Iran und Indien. Göteborgs kungl. vet. vitterh. Samh. Handl., 8 (4): 3-47.

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Histricostoma creticum (Roewer, 1951). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 22.11.2025, Accessed 29.04.2026