Trachelipus aegaeus (Verhoeff, 1907)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Trachelipodidae
Genus: Trachelipus
Characterisation
Troglophile?
Distribution
Endemic to Greece
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Pigi Nymfis, Strouhal 1937, Beron 2016
    Region: Sterea Ellada / Regional unit: Evvoia / Municipality: Dirfys - Messapies / Closest settlement: Makrykapa
  • Spilaio Kyklopa, Schmalfuss 1981, Beron 2016
    Region: Thessalia / Regional unit: Magnisia / Municipality: Alonnisos / Closest settlement: Gioura island
Comments

Known from Aegean islands and Attiki.

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
NCBI
Species references
  • Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
  • Schmalfuss, H. 1981. Die Isopoden der Nördlichen Sporaden (Ägäis). Stuttgart. Beitr. Naturk. Ser. A. (Biol.), 334: 1-24.
  • Strouhal, H. 1937. Isopoda terrestria Aegaei. (10. Beitrag zur Landisopodenfauna des Balkans). Acta Inst. Mus. Zool. Univ. Atheniensis, 1 (9/10): 193-262.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Trachelipus aegaeus (Verhoeff, 1907). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 02.06.2021, Accessed 21.05.2026