Turcolana lepturoides Prevorčnik, Konec & Sket, 2016

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Cirolanidae
Genus: Turcolana
Characterisation
Stygobiont?
Distribution
Endemic to Greece
Locus Typicus
Spilaio Melissotrypa
Region: Thessalia / Regional unit: Larisa / Municipality: Elassona / Closest settlement: Kefalovryso
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Melissotrypa, Prevorčnik et al. 2016, Popa et al. 2019
    Region: Thessalia / Regional unit: Larisa / Municipality: Elassona / Closest settlement: Kefalovryso
Comments

Only known from the type locality.

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
GBIF
NCBI
Species references
  • Popa, I., Brad, T., Vaxevanopoulos, M., Giurginca, A., Baba, S.C., Iepure, S., Plaiasu, R., Sarbu, S.M. 2019. Rich and diverse subterranean invertebrate communities inhabiting Melissotrypa Cave in Central Greece.. Trav. Inst. Spéol. «Émile Racovitza», 58: 65–78.
  • Prevorčnik, S., Konec, M. & Sket, B. 2016. The first Turcolana Argano & Pesce, 1980 (Isopoda: Cirolanidae) from the Greek mainland. Zootaxa, 4170 (1): 125-136.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Turcolana lepturoides Prevorčnik, Konec & Sket, 2016. 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 21.05.2026