Cave fauna of Greece database

Maraenobiotus vejdovskyi Mrazek, 1893

Higher Taxonomy: Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Hexanauplia
Order: Harpacticoida
Family: Canthocamptidae
Genus: Maraenobiotus

Characterisation: Stygophile

Distribution: Europe

Distribution in caves of Greece

Spilaio Diktaio Antro, Chappuis 1956, Beron 2016
Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Lasithi / Municipality: Oropedio Lasithiou / Closest settlement: Psychro

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.
Chappuis, P. A. 1956. Harpacticoides récoltes en Crète par M. K. Lindberg. Folia Balcanica, 1 (3): 15-18.

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Maraenobiotus vejdovskyi Mrazek, 1893. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 31.01.2018, Accessed 17.04.2026