Melita palmata (Montagu, 1804)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Melitidae
Genus: Melita
Characterisation
Stygophile?
Distribution
Europe
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Melissanis, Bou 1975, Beron 2016
    Region: Ionioi Nisoi / Regional unit: Kefalonia / Municipality: Kefalonia / Closest settlement: Karavomylos
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
GBIF
PESI
NCBI
Species references
  • Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
  • Bou, C. 1975. Recherches sur la faune des eaux souterraines de Grèce. Biol. gallo-hellen., 6 (1): 101-115.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Melita palmata (Montagu, 1804). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 08.02.2018, Accessed 19.04.2026