Cave fauna of Greece database

Porcellionides myrmecophilus (Stein, 1859)

Higher Taxonomy: Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Porcellionidae
Genus: Porcellionides

Characterisation: Troglophile

Distribution: Mediterranean

Distribution in caves of Greece

Spilaio Kamilari
Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Irakleio / Municipality: Malevizi / Closest settlement: Tylisos

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

No data

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Porcellionides myrmecophilus (Stein, 1859). 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 07.07.2026