Speocyclops demetiensis (Scourfield, 1932)

Higher Taxonomy

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

Characterisation

Stygophile

Distribution

N Africa, Europe

Locus Typicus

Spilaio Panagias Arkoudiotisas
Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Chania / Closest settlement: Chordaki

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Spilaio Katholikou, Lindberg 1955c, Lindberg 1956, Beron 2016
  Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Chania / Closest settlement: Chordaki
• Spilaio Panagias Arkoudiotisas, Lindberg 1955c, Lindberg 1956, Beron 2016
  Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Chania / Closest settlement: Chordaki
• Spilaio Megalo Katofygi, Lindberg 1956, Beron 2016
  Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Lasithi / Municipality: Siteia / Closest settlement: Agios Georgios
• Spilaio Mikro Katofygi, Lindberg 1956, Beron 2016
  Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Lasithi / Municipality: Siteia / Closest settlement: Agios Georgios

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.
• Lindberg, K. 1955. Cyclopides (Crustacés copèpodes) nouveaux de ľíle de Crète et du Pérou. Kungl. Fys. Sällsk. i Lund Forh., 25 (11): 1-7.
• 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. Speocyclops demetiensis (Scourfield, 1932). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 06.02.2018, Accessed 19.04.2026