Cave fauna of Greece database

Chaetophiloscia leucadia Strouhal, 1936

Higher Taxonomy: Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Philosciidae
Genus: Chaetophiloscia

Characterisation: Troglophile

Distribution: Endemic to Greece

Distribution in caves of Greece

Spilaio Briba, Schawaller 1990
Region: Ionioi Nisoi / Regional unit: Zakynthos / Municipality: Zakynthos / Closest settlement: Gyri
Spilaio Megali Spilia, Schawaller 1990
Region: Ionioi Nisoi / Regional unit: Zakynthos / Municipality: Zakynthos / Closest settlement: Gyri

Comments: Known from northwestern Greece including the Ionian islands.

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

Schawaller, W. 1990. Zwei neue höhlenbewohnende Chthonius-Arten (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones) von den Griechischen Inseln Santorin und Chios. Ann. Mus. Goulandris, 8: 417-424.

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Chaetophiloscia leucadia Strouhal, 1936. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 01.06.2021, Accessed 21.05.2026