Alpioniscus giurensis Schmalfuss, 1981

Higher Taxonomy

Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Trichoniscidae
Genus: Alpioniscus

Characterisation

Troglobiont

Distribution

Endemic to Greece

Locus Typicus

Spilaio Kyklopa
Region: Thessalia / Regional unit: Magnisia / Municipality: Alonnisos / Closest settlement: Gioura island

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Spilaio Kyklopa, Schmalfuss 1981, Beron 2016
  Region: Thessalia / Regional unit: Magnisia / Municipality: Alonnisos / Closest settlement: Gioura island

Comments

Only known from the type locality.

IUCN Red List

NE - Not Evaluated

Greece's Red Data Book

CR - Critically Endangered

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.
• Schmalfuss, H. 1981. Die Isopoden der Nördlichen Sporaden (Ägäis). Stuttgart. Beitr. Naturk. Ser. A. (Biol.), 334: 1-24.

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Alpioniscus giurensis Schmalfuss, 1981. 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 18.04.2026