Megaphyllum hercules (Verhoeff, 1901)

Higher Taxonomy

Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Julida
Family: Julidae
Genus: Megaphyllum

Characterisation

Trogloxene

Distribution

Balkans

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Spilaio Irakleitsas, Lang 1964, Beron 2016
  Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki / Regional unit: Kavala / Municipality: Pangaio / Closest settlement: Nea Irakleitsa
• Spilaio Leondariou, Lang 1964, Beron 2016
  Region: Attiki / Regional unit: Anatoliki Attiki / Municipality: Paiania / Closest settlement: Paiania
• Spilaio Panos, Lang 1964, Beron 2016
  Region: Attiki / Regional unit: Dytiki Attiki / Municipality: Fyli / Closest settlement: Fyli
• Spilaio Siassiaki, Lang 1964, Beron 2016
  Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Imathia / Municipality: Naousa / Closest settlement: Naousa
• Spilaio Chrysopigis, Lang 1964, Beron 2016
  Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Serres / Municipality: Serres / Closest settlement: Chrysopigi_

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.
• Lang, J. 1964. Diplopoden aus Griechenland, Kreta, der Türkei und Iran aus dem Sammlungen von Dr. K. Lindberg. Acta Soc. Zool. Bohemoslov., 28 (3): 237-246.

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Megaphyllum hercules (Verhoeff, 1901). 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 31.01.2026