Porcellio laevis Latreille, 1804

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Porcellionidae
Genus: Porcellio
Characterisation
Troglophile
Distribution
Europe, N Africa
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Leondariou, Vandel 1955, Beron 2016
    Region: Attiki / Regional unit: Anatoliki Attiki / Municipality: Paiania / Closest settlement: Paiania
  • Spilaio Nymfis, Vandel 1955, Beron 2016
    Region: Attiki / Regional unit: Anatoliki Attiki / Municipality: Saronikos / Closest settlement: Kouvaras
  • Spilaio Paparadon, Beron 2016
    Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Imathia / Municipality: Naousa / Closest settlement: Naousa
  • Spilaio Agias Triadas Tzagkarolon, Schmalfuss 1972b, Schmalfuss 1979, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Chania / Closest settlement: Chordaki
  • Spilaio Arkalospilios, Schmalfuss 1975, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Chania / Closest settlement: Chordaki
  • Spilaio Panagias Arkoudiotisas, Schmalfuss 1972b, Schmalfuss 1979, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Chania / Closest settlement: Chordaki
  • Spilaio Ellinospilios, Schmalfuss 1972b, Schmalfuss 1979, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Platanias / Closest settlement: Afrata
  • Spilaio Kamilari, Schmalfuss 1972b, Schmalfuss 1979, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Irakleio / Municipality: Malevizi / Closest settlement: Tylisos
  • Spilaio Kato Marathospilio, Schmalfuss 1972b, Schmalfuss 1979, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Rethymno / Municipality: Mylopotamos / Closest settlement: Kynigiana
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. 1972. Die Isopoden von Kreta. Biol. gallo-hellen., 4 (1): 33-60.
  • Schmalfuss, H. 1975. Neues Isopoden-Material aus Griechenland. Sber. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-naturw. Kl. Abt. I, 184: 27-66.
  • Schmalfuss, H. 1979. Revidierte Check-List der Landisopoden (Oniscoidea) Griechenlands. Stuttgart. Beitr. Naturk. Ser. A. (Biol.), 331: 1-42.
  • Vandel, A. 1955. Isopodes terrestres récoltés dans les grottes de l΄ Attique par M. Pierre Strinati. Notes biospeol., 10 (1): 51-61.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Porcellio laevis Latreille, 1804. 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 07.03.2026