Cave fauna of Greece database

Clarkus papillatus (Bastian, 1865)

Higher Taxonomy: Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Enoplea
Order: Mononchida
Family: Mononchidae
Genus: Clarkus

Characterisation: Troglophile

Distribution: Europe, S Africa, India

Distribution in caves of Greece

Spilaio Leondariou, Beron 2016
Region: Attiki / Regional unit: Anatoliki Attiki / Municipality: Paiania / Closest settlement: Paiania

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.

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Clarkus papillatus (Bastian, 1865). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 07.02.2018, Accessed 07.07.2026