Bryocamptus pygmaeus (G.O. Sars, 1863)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Hexanauplia
Order: Harpacticoida
Family: Canthocamptidae
Genus: Bryocamptus
Characterisation
Stygophile
Distribution
Cosmopolitan
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Ntaveli, Chappuis 1929, Wolf 1937b, Wolf 1938, Lindberg 1953a, Beron 2016
    Region: Attiki / Regional unit: Voreios Tomeas Attikis / Municipality: Penteli / Closest settlement: Nea Penteli
  • Spilaio Katholikou, Chappuis 1956, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Chania / Closest settlement: Chordaki
  • Spilaio Panagias Arkoudiotisas, Chappuis 1956, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Chania / Closest settlement: Chordaki
  • Spilaio Agias Sofias, Chappuis 1929, Lindberg 1953a, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Kissamos / Closest settlement: Topolia
  • Spilaio Kamilari, Chappuis 1956, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Irakleio / Municipality: Malevizi / Closest settlement: Tylisos
  • Spilaio Kato Marathospilio, Chappuis 1956, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Rethymno / Municipality: Mylopotamos / Closest settlement: Kynigiana
  • Spilaio Katafygi, Lindberg 1953a, 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.
  • Chappuis, P. A. 1929. Notes sur les Copépodes. 1. Une nouvelle Attheyella du Japon. 2. Moraria poppei Mrazek et Moraria brevipes Sars. 3. Copépodes de Grèce. Bull. Soc. Sci. Cluj, 4 (2): 97-106.
  • Chappuis, P. A. 1956. Harpacticoides récoltes en Crète par M. K. Lindberg. Folia Balcanica, 1 (3): 15-18.
  • Lindberg, K. 1953. Cyclopides (Crustacés Copépodes) de la Grèce. Prak. hellen. hydrobiol. Inst., 6 (2): 19-40.
  • Wolf, B. 1937. Animalium Cavernarum Catalogus. II. - Cavernarum Catalogus. Junk Verl., Wien (1934-1937). pp. 616.
  • Wolf, B. 1938. Animalium Cavernarum Catalogus. III. - Animalium Catalogus. Junk Verl., Wien (1934-1938). pp. 918.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Bryocamptus pygmaeus (G.O. Sars, 1863). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 07.02.2018, Accessed 07.07.2026