Branchiobdella hexodonta Grube, 1888

Higher Taxonomy

Phylum: Annelida
Class: Clitellata
Order: Branchiobdellida
Family: Branchiobdellidae
Genus: Branchiobdella

Characterisation

Trogloxene

Distribution

C Europe, Balkans

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Spilaio Maara, Subchev et al. 2007
  Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki / Regional unit: Drama / Municipality: Prosotsani / Closest settlement: Angitis

Comments

Found in the debris of a jar and the gills of the Austropotamobius torrentium specimen collected in the river at 7,100 m from the cave entrance in 2002 (Subchev et al. 2007).

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

• Subchev, M., Koutrakis, E. T. & Perdikaris, C. 2007. Crayfish Epibionts Branchiobdella Sp. and Hystricosoma chappuisi (Annelida: Clitellata) in Greece. Bulletin Français de la Pêche et de la Pisciculture (387): 59-66.

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Branchiobdella hexodonta Grube, 1888. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 31.01.2018, Accessed 09.03.2026