Paracyclops fimbriatus (Fischer, 1853)

Higher Taxonomy

Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Hexanauplia
Order: Cyclopoida
Family: Cyclopidae
Genus: Paracyclops

Characterisation

Stygophile

Distribution

Cosmopolitan

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Spilaio Apano Skalas, Lindberg 1955d
  Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Imathia / Municipality: Naousa / Closest settlement: Naousa
• Spilaio Diktaio Antro, Lindberg 1956, Beron 2016
  Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Lasithi / Municipality: Oropedio Lasithiou / Closest settlement: Psychro
• Spilaio Katafygi, Lindberg 1953a, Lindberg 1955d, Beron 2016
  Region: Peloponnisos / Regional unit: Messinia / Municipality: Dytiki Mani / Closest settlement: Agios Dimitrios

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.
• Lindberg, K. 1953. Cyclopides (Crustacés Copépodes) de la Grèce. Prak. hellen. hydrobiol. Inst., 6 (2): 19-40.
• Lindberg, K. 1955. Notes sur le grottes de la Grèce. Acta Mus. Maced. Sci. Natur. Skopje 3: 41–69
• 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. Paracyclops fimbriatus (Fischer, 1853). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 08.02.2018, Accessed 09.03.2026