Sasatrombicula hexasternalae Vercammen-Grandjean, 1963

Higher Taxonomy

Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Trombidiformes
Family: Trombiculidae
Genus: Sasatrombicula

Characterisation

Trogloxene

Distribution

Palearctic

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Spilaio Kryoneridas, Kolebinova 1970, Beron 2016
  Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Apokoronas / Closest settlement: Vafes

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

No links to other databases

Species references

• Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
• Kolebinova, M. 1970. Larves des Trombiculidae (Acarina) de la Corse, des Pyrénées et de la Crète. Bull. Inst. Zool. Mus. Sofia, 32: 93-106.

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2025. Sasatrombicula hexasternalae Vercammen-Grandjean, 1963. 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 09.10.2025