Alpioniscus henroti Vandel, 1964

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Trichoniscidae
Genus: Alpioniscus
Characterisation
Troglobiont
Distribution
Endemic to Greece
Locus Typicus
Spilaio Garzenikou
Region: Peloponnisos / Regional unit: Arkadia / Municipality: Tripoli / Closest settlement: Kandila
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Garzenikou, Vandel 1955, Schmalfuss 1979, Beron 2016
    Region: Peloponnisos / Regional unit: Arkadia / Municipality: Tripoli / Closest settlement: Kandila
  • Spilaio Titanospilia, Beron 2016
    Region: Thessalia / Regional unit: Magnisia / Municipality: Almyros / Closest settlement: Kofoi
  • Spilaio Nerospilia, Andreev 2013, Beron 2016
    Region: Thessalia / Regional unit: Magnisia / Municipality: Almyros / Closest settlement: Kokkotoi
  • Spilaio Metaxolakka, Andreev 2013, Beron 2016
    Region: Thessalia / Regional unit: Magnisia / Municipality: Almyros / Closest settlement: Pteleos
Comments

Only known from the type locality (Arkadia) and 3 caves on Orthrys Mt (Magnisia).

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
  • Andreev, S. 2013. A new cave species, Alpioniscus gueorguievi n. sp. (Isopoda, Oniscidea, Trichoniscidae) from continental Greece. Acta Zool. Bulg., 65 (3): 297-298.
  • 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. 1955. Isopodes terrestres récoltés dans les grottes de l΄ Attique par M. Pierre Strinati. Notes biospeol., 10 (1): 51-61.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Alpioniscus henroti Vandel, 1964. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 03.06.2021, Accessed 18.04.2026