Balkanopetalum bulgaricum Stoev & Enghoff, 2003

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Callipodida
Family: Schizopetalidae
Genus: Balkanopetalum
Characterisation
Troglophile
Distribution
Bulgaria, Greece
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Agiou Georgiou, Stagl & Stoev 2005
    Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Serres / Municipality: Nea Zichni / Closest settlement: Alistrati
  • Spilaio Alistratis, Stagl & Stoev 2005, Beron 2016
    Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Serres / Municipality: Nea Zichni / Closest settlement: Alistrati
Comments

At Alistrati cave it was found around the cave (Stagle & Stoev 2005) 

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.
  • Stagl, V. & Stoev, P. 2005. Type specimens of the order Callipodida (Diplopoda) in the Natural History Museum in Vienna Kataloge. Kataloge der wissenschaftlichen Sammlungen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, 19 (2): 1-26.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Balkanopetalum bulgaricum Stoev & Enghoff, 2003. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 21.03.2018, Accessed 03.04.2026