Cylisticus convexus (De Geer, 1778)

Higher Taxonomy

Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Cylisticidae
Genus: Cylisticus

Characterisation

Trogloxene?

Distribution

Europe, Asia Minor

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Spilaio Paparadon, Vandel 1946, Schmalfuss 1979, Beron 2016
  Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Imathia / Municipality: Naousa / Closest settlement: Naousa
• Spilaio Avras, Vandel 1946, Schmalfuss 1979, Beron 2016
  Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Pella / Municipality: Almopia / Closest settlement: Loutra Loutrakiou
• Spilaio Voudli, Vandel 1946, Schmalfuss 1979, Beron 2016
  Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Pella / Municipality: Edessa / Closest settlement: Edessa

IUCN Red List

NE - Not Evaluated

Greece's Red Data Book

LC - Least Concern

Protection status

• There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.

Check Databases

Fauna Europea

GBIF

PESI

NCBI

Species references

• Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
• Schmalfuss, H. 1979. Revidierte Check-List der Landisopoden (Oniscoidea) Griechenlands. Stuttgart. Beitr. Naturk. Ser. A. (Biol.), 331: 1-42.
• Vandel, A. 1946. Isopodes terrestres récoltés par M. le Professeur Remy au cours de ses voyages dans les régions balkaniques. Ann. Sci. nat. Zool., 11 (8): 151-194.

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Cylisticus convexus (De Geer, 1778). 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 18.04.2026