Cave fauna of Greece database

Cypria ophtalmica (Jurine, 1820)

Higher Taxonomy: Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Ostracoda
Order: Podocopida
Family: Candonidae
Genus: Cypria

Characterisation: Stygophile

Distribution: Europe

Distribution in caves of Greece

Spilaio Tzani Spilios, Klie 1941, Beron 2016
Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Platanias / Closest settlement: Lakkoi

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.
Klie, W. 1941. Suesswasserostracoden aus Südosteuropa. Zool. Anz., 133 (11-12): 233-244.

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Cypria ophtalmica (Jurine, 1820). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 02.05.2018, Accessed 17.04.2026