Platanosphaera kournasensis Schmalfuss, Paragamian & Sfenthourakis, 2004

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Armadillidiidae
Genus: Platanosphaera
Characterisation
Troglobiont
Distribution
Endemic to Greece
Locus Typicus
Spilaio Kourna
Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Apokoronas / Closest settlement: Kournas
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Kourna, Schmalfuss 2003, Schmalfuss et al. 2004, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Apokoronas / Closest settlement: Kournas
Comments

Only known from the type locality.

IUCN Red List
NE - Not Evaluated
Greece's Red Data Book
CR - Critically Endangered
Protection status
  • There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.
Check Databases
GBIF
Species references
  • Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
  • Schmalfuss, H. 2003. World catalog of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea). Stuttgart. Beitr. Naturk. Ser. A. (Biol.), 654: 1-341.
  • Schmalfuss, H., Paragamian, K. & Sfenthourakis, S. 2004. The terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) of Crete and the surrounding islands. Stuttgart. Beitr. Naturk. Ser. A. (Biol.), 662: 1-74.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Platanosphaera kournasensis Schmalfuss, Paragamian & Sfenthourakis, 2004. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 19.09.2019, Accessed 18.04.2026