Trichonethes kosswigi Strouhal, 1953

Higher Taxonomy

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

Characterisation

Troglobiont

Distribution

Greece (Crete, Rodos Island), SW Turkey

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Spilaio Oxo Latsidi, Beron 2016
  Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Lasithi / Municipality: Siteia / Closest settlement: Sitanos
• Spilaio Kerami, Dimitriou & Sfenthourakis 2022
  Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Rodos / Municipality: Rodos / Closest settlement: Archangelos
• Spilaio Koumelou, Argano & Manicastri 1988, Beron 2016
  Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Rodos / Municipality: Rodos / Closest settlement: Archangelos

IUCN Red List

NE - Not Evaluated

Greece's Red Data Book

VU - Vulnerable

Protection status

• There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.

Check Databases

GBIF

Species references

• Argano, R. & Manicastri, C. 1988. Il Genere Trichonethes Strouhal, 1953 di Tourchia (Isopoda, Oniscoidea, Trichoniscidae). Fragm. entomol., 21 (1): 9-16.
• Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
• Dimitriou CA , Sfenthourakis S. 2022. An all-inclusive approach: A universal protocol for the successful amplification of four genetic loci of all Onscidea. MethodsX (2022), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2022.101762

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Trichonethes kosswigi Strouhal, 1953. 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 30.04.2026