Cave fauna of Greece database

Steganacarus striculus (C.L. Koch, 1836)

Higher Taxonomy: Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Oribatida
Family: Steganacaridae
Genus: Steganacarus

Characterisation: Trogloxene

Distribution: Holarctic

Distribution in caves of Greece

Spilaio Leondariou, Lindberg 1955d, Beron 2016
Region: Attiki / Regional unit: Anatoliki Attiki / Municipality: Paiania / Closest settlement: Paiania

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

Species references

Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
Lindberg, K. 1955. Notes sur le grottes de la Grèce. Acta Mus. Maced. Sci. Natur. Skopje 3: 41–69

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Steganacarus striculus (C.L. Koch, 1836). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 31.01.2018, Accessed 24.08.2026