Diacyclops crassicaudis (Sars G.O., 1863)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Hexanauplia
Order: Cyclopoida
Family: Cyclopidae
Genus: Diacyclops
Characterisation
Stygophile
Distribution
Cosmopolitan
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Tzani Spilios, Kiefer 1928, Lindberg 1953a, Franke 1989, Cerasoli et al. 2025
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Platanias / Closest settlement: Lakkoi
  • Spilaio Neraidospilios , Lindberg 1956, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Irakleio / Municipality: Chersonisos / Closest settlement: Karteros
  • Spilaio Diktaio Antro, Lindberg 1956, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Lasithi / Municipality: Oropedio Lasithiou / Closest settlement: Psychro
  • Spilaio Kato Marathospilio, Lindberg 1956, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Rethymno / Municipality: Mylopotamos / Closest settlement: Kynigiana
  • Spilaio Lamias, Lindberg 1956, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Rethymno / Municipality: Mylopotamos / Closest settlement: Kynigiana
  • Spilaio Fantaxospiliara, Lindberg 1956, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Rethymno / Municipality: Rethymno / Closest settlement: Prinos
Comments
Diacyclops crassicaudis cretensis Kiefer, 1928
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.
  • Cerasoli F, Fiasca B, Di Cicco M, Galmarini E, Vaccarelli I, Mammola S, Malard F, Stoch F, Galassi DMP 2025. EGCop: An Expert-Curated Occurrence Dataset of European Groundwater-Dwelling Copepods (Crustacea: Copepoda). Global Ecology and Biogeography, 34: e13953. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13953
  • Franke U. 1989. Katalog zur Sammlung limnischer COPEPODEN von Prof. Dr. Friedrich Kiefer (mit einem Gesamtverzeichnis seiner Publikationen). Carolinea - Beiträge zur naturkundlichen Forschung in Südwestdeutschland Beihefte 5:1–433
  • Kiefer, F. 1928. 3. Beiträge zur Copepodenkunde (XI). Zool. Anz., 79: 244-250.
  • Lindberg, K. 1953. Cyclopides (Crustacés Copépodes) de la Grèce. Prak. hellen. hydrobiol. Inst., 6 (2): 19-40.
  • Lindberg, K. 1956. Cyclopides (Crustacés copépodes) de Crète avec un liste de Crustacés divers recueillis dans de lac de Kourna. Acta Mus. Macedonici Sci. Nat., 4 (5): 97-120.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Diacyclops crassicaudis (Sars G.O., 1863). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 13.02.2025, Accessed 19.04.2026