Cave fauna of Greece database

Sellnickochthonius immaculatus (Forsslund, 1942)

Higher Taxonomy: Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Sarcoptiformes
Family: Brachychthoniidae
Genus: Sellnickochthonius

Characterisation: Trogloxene

Distribution: Holarctic and Neotropical

Distribution in caves of Greece

Spilaio Nymfon, Mahunka 1979, Beron 2016
Region: Thessalia / Regional unit: Larisa / Municipality: Tempi / Closest settlement: Spilia

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

Species references

Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
Mahunka, S. 1979. Neue und interessante Milben aus dem Genfer Museum XLI.Vierter Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Oribatiden-Fauna Griechenlands (Acari: Oribatida). Rev. suisse Zool., 86 (2): 541-571.

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Sellnickochthonius immaculatus (Forsslund, 1942). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 15.02.2018, Accessed 18.04.2026