Mesaphorura critica Ellis, 1976

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Entognatha
Order: Poduromorpha
Family: Tullbergiidae
Genus: Mesaphorura
Characterisation
Troglophile
Distribution
Europe
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Alistratis, Paragamian 1992, Beron 2016
    Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Serres / Municipality: Nea Zichni / Closest settlement: Alistrati
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.
  • Paragamian, K. 1992. Study of the environment of the cave “Alistrati”, Serres before its tourist arrangement. [In Greek with English summary]. Bull. Soc. Speleol. Grèce, 20: 77-94.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Mesaphorura critica Ellis, 1976. 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