Monocyphoniscus bulgaricus (Strouhal, 1939)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Trichoniscidae
Genus: Monocyphoniscus
Characterisation
Troglophile
Distribution
NW Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Kalamato, Schmalfuss et al. 2004
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Apokoronas / Closest settlement: Vafes
  • Spilaio Agias Sofias, Vandel 1958, Schmalfuss 1972b, Schmalfuss 1975, Schmalfuss et al. 2004, Schmalfuss 2005b, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Kissamos / Closest settlement: Topolia
  • Spilaio Nychteridospilios, Schmalfuss et al. 2004, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Irakleio / Municipality: Irakleio / Closest settlement: Ano Asites
  • Spilaio Kamilari, Vandel 1968, Schmalfuss 1972b, Schmalfuss 1979, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Irakleio / Municipality: Malevizi / Closest settlement: Tylisos
  • Spilaio Erfon, Schmalfuss et al. 2004, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Rethymno / Municipality: Rethymno / Closest settlement: Erfoi
Comments

Synonymy: Kosswigius (= Monocyphoniscus) caniensis Vandel, 1958 (Schmalfuss 2005)

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
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.
  • Schmalfuss, H. 2005. The terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) of Greece. 22nd contribution: Genus Monocyphoniscus (Trichoniscidae).. Stuttgart. Beitr. Naturk. Ser. A. (Biol.) 685:1–12
  • Schmalfuss, H., Paragamian, K. & Sfenthourakis, S. 2004. The terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) of Crete and the surrounding islands. Stuttgart. Beitr. Naturk. Ser. A. (Biol.), 662: 1-74.
  • Vandel, A. 1958. Isopodes récoltés dans les grottes de la Crète par le Docteur K. Lindberg. Notes biospeol., 12 (2): 81-101.
  • Vandel, A. 1968. Description d΄ un nouveau représentant de genre Cordioniscus (Crustacés, Isopoda, Oniscoidea, Styloniscidae) suivie de considérations sur les voies de migration de certains lignées d΄ Isopodes terrestres. Ann. Speleol., 23 (3): 621-632.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Monocyphoniscus bulgaricus (Strouhal, 1939). 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 02.05.2026