Acanthopetalum patens Strasser, 1973

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Callipodida
Family: Schizopetalidae
Genus: Acanthopetalum
Characterisation
Troglophile
Distribution
Endemic to Greece
Locus Typicus
Anonymous cave at Peloponnisos
Region: Peloponnisos / Regional unit: NA / Municipality: NA / Closest settlement: NA
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Alepotrypa, Strasser 1974, Beron 2016
    Region: Peloponnisos / Regional unit: Lakonia / Municipality: Anatoliki Mani / Closest settlement: Pyrgos Dirou
  • Spilaio Glyfadas Dirou, Strasser 1974, Beron 2016
    Region: Peloponnisos / Regional unit: Lakonia / Municipality: Anatoliki Mani / Closest settlement: Pyrgos Dirou
  • Spilaio Katafygi Dirou, Strasser 1973, Strasser 1974, Stoev et al. 2008, Beron 2016
    Region: Peloponnisos / Regional unit: Lakonia / Municipality: Anatoliki Mani / Closest settlement: Pyrgos Dirou
  • Spilaio Sklavounakou, Strasser 1974, Beron 2016
    Region: Peloponnisos / Regional unit: Lakonia / Municipality: Anatoliki Mani / Closest settlement: Pyrgos Dirou
  • Anonymous cave at Peloponnisos, Strasser 1973, Strasser 1974, Stoev et al. 2008
    Region: Peloponnisos / Regional unit: NA / Municipality: NA / Closest settlement: NA
Comments

Known from caves around Pyrgos Didou (Lakonia, Peloponnisos)

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.
  • Stoev, P., Sierwald, P. & Billey, A. 2008. An annotated world catalogue of the millipede order Callipodida (Arthropoda: Diplopoda).. Zootaxa, 1706:1–50.
  • Strasser, K. 1973. Zwei neue griechische Acanthopetalum-Arten (Diplopoda, Callipodida). Fragm. Entomol., 8 (5): 237-245.
  • Strasser, K. 1974. Über Diplopoda-Chilognatha Griechenlands. Rev. suisse Zool., 81 (1): 219-300.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Acanthopetalum patens Strasser, 1973. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 16.09.2019, Accessed 21.05.2026