Cave fauna of Greece database

Octodrilus complanatus (Dugès, 1828)

Higher Taxonomy: Phylum: Annelida
Class: Clitellata
Order: Crassiclitellata
Family: Lumbricidae
Genus: Octodrilus

Characterisation: Troglophile

Distribution: Mediterranean

Distribution in caves of Greece

Spilaio Leondariou, Beron 2016
Region: Attiki / Regional unit: Anatoliki Attiki / Municipality: Paiania / Closest settlement: Paiania
Spilaio Apano Skalas, Rémy & Schweitzer 1939
Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Imathia / Municipality: Naousa / Closest settlement: Naousa
Spilaio Bujor, Rémy & Schweitzer 1939
Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Pella / Municipality: Edessa / Closest settlement: Agras

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.
Rémy, P. & Schweitzer, A. 1939. Oligochètes balkaniques. Bull. Mus. Hist. nat., Paris, 11 (6): 550-556.

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Octodrilus complanatus (Dugès, 1828). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 08.02.2018, Accessed 09.03.2026