Bathytropa granulata Aubert & Dollfus, 1890

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Bathytropidae
Genus: Bathytropa
Characterisation
Troglophile
Distribution
N Mediterranean
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Panagias Arkoudiotisas, Vandel 1958, Schmalfuss 1972b, Schmalfuss 1979, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Chania / Closest settlement: Chordaki
  • Spilaio Agias Sofias, Vandel 1958, Schmalfuss 1972b, Schmalfuss 1979, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Kissamos / Closest settlement: Topolia
  • Spilaio Neraidospilios , Vandel 1968, Schmalfuss 1972b, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Irakleio / Municipality: Chersonisos / Closest settlement: Karteros
  • Spilaio Lavyrinthos Gortynas, Verhoeff 1929, Strouhal 1937, Schmalfuss 1972b, Schmalfuss 1979, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Irakleio / Municipality: Faistos / Closest settlement: Roufas
  • Spilaio Spiliara, Schmalfuss et al. 2004
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Irakleio / Municipality: Irakleio / Closest settlement: Agia Eirini (Spilia)
  • Spilaio Chonos Sarchou, Vandel 1958, Schmalfuss 1972b, Schmalfuss 1979, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Irakleio / Municipality: Malevizi / Closest settlement: Sarchos
  • Spilaio Kamilari, Vandel 1958, Schmalfuss 1972b, Schmalfuss 1979, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Irakleio / Municipality: Malevizi / Closest settlement: Tylisos
  • Spilaio Melidoniou, Gasparo 2004a
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Rethymno / Municipality: Mylopotamos / Closest settlement: Melidoni
  • Spilaio Fantaxospiliara, Vandel 1968, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Rethymno / Municipality: Rethymno / Closest settlement: Prinos
IUCN Red List
NE - Not Evaluated
Greece's Red Data Book
DD - Data Deficient
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.
  • Gasparo, F. 2004. Note sul genere Minotauria Kulczynski, 1903, con ridescrizione del maschio di M. fagei (Kratochvíl, 1970) stat. nov. (Araneae, Dysderidae). Atti e Memorie della Commissione Grotte “E. Boegan”, 39: 51-65.
  • Schmalfuss, H. 1972. Die Isopoden von Kreta. Biol. gallo-hellen., 4 (1): 33-60.
  • Schmalfuss, H. 1979. Revidierte Check-List der Landisopoden (Oniscoidea) Griechenlands. Stuttgart. Beitr. Naturk. Ser. A. (Biol.), 331: 1-42.
  • 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.
  • Strouhal, H. 1937. Isopoda terrestria Aegaei. (10. Beitrag zur Landisopodenfauna des Balkans). Acta Inst. Mus. Zool. Univ. Atheniensis, 1 (9/10): 193-262.
  • Vandel, A. 1958. Isopodes récoltés dans les grottes de la Crète par le Docteur K. Lindberg. Notes biospeol., 12 (2): 81-101.
  • Vandel, A. 1968. Description d΄ un nouveau représentant de genre Cordioniscus (Crustacés, Isopoda, Oniscoidea, Styloniscidae) suivie de considérations sur les voies de migration de certains lignées d΄ Isopodes terrestres. Ann. Speleol., 23 (3): 621-632.
  • Verhoeff, K. W. 1929. Eine neue Diplopoden und eine neue Isopoden Gattung aus dem Labyrinth Kretas. Mittel. Höhl. Karstf., 4: 113-123.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Bathytropa granulata Aubert & Dollfus, 1890. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 17.11.2025, Accessed 26.07.2026