Schizidium beroni Andreev, 2001

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Armadillidiidae
Genus: Schizidium
Characterisation
Troglobiont
Distribution
Endemic to Greece
Locus Typicus
Spilaio Zoodochou Pigis I
Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Thira / Municipality: Thira / Closest settlement: Kamari
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Zoodochou Pigis I, Beron 1985, Di Russo & Rampini 2001, Schmalfuss 2005, Gasparo 2009, Alexiou & Sfenthourakis 2013, Beron 2016, Lips 2018
    Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Thira / Municipality: Thira / Closest settlement: Kamari
  • Spilaio Zoodochou Pigis II, Andreev 2001, Beron 2016, Lips 2018
    Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Thira / Municipality: Thira / Closest settlement: Kamari
  • Spilaio Kyra Panagia 2, Lips 2018
    Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Thira / Municipality: Thira / Closest settlement: Koloumpos
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
Fauna Europea
GBIF
PESI
Species references
  • Alexiou, S. & Sfenthourakis, S. 2013. The terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) of Greece. Parnassiana Archives, 1: 3-50.
  • Andreev, S. 2001. Contribution а l’étude des Isopodes terrestres de la Grèce. 7. Schizidium beroni sp. n. (Isopoda: Oniscidea: Armadillidiidae) de l’île Santorin. Hist. Nat. Bulg., 13: 89-92.
  • Beron, P. 1985. On the cave fauna of the Greek islands of Sandorin and Iraklia, with preliminary description of a new pseudoscorpion. Grottes Bulgares, 3: 64-71.
  • Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
  • Di Russo, C. & Rampini, M. 2001. The Zoodochos cave in Santorini Island. Mem. Biospeol., 55: 201-202.
  • Gasparo, F. 2009. La Grotta di Zoodochos Pigi a Santorini (Cicladi, Grecia) e la sua fauna. Progressione, 55 (1/2): 102-105.
  • Lips B 2018. Expédition biospéologique dans l’île de Santorin (Grèce). Echo des Vulcains, 75: 28-39
  • Schmalfuss, H. 2005. The terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) of Greece. 21st contribution: Genus Schizidium (Armadillidiidae). Stuttgart. Beitr. Naturk. Ser. A. (Biol.), 681: 1-38.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Schizidium beroni Andreev, 2001. 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 07.07.2026