Trichoniscus fragilis Racovitza, 1908

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Trichoniscidae
Genus: Trichoniscus
Characterisation
Troglophile
Distribution
Mediterranean
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Achyrospilios, Vandel 1958, Schmalfuss 1972b, Schmalfuss 1979, Schmalfuss et al. 2004, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Chania / Closest settlement: Chordaki
  • Varathro Poros Stenou Lagkou, Schmalfuss et al. 2004, Beron 2016, Dimitriou & Sfenthourakis 2022
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Irakleio / Municipality: Malevizi / Closest settlement: Gonies
  • Spilaio Chonos Sarchou, Vandel 1958, Schmalfuss 1972b, Schmalfuss 1979, Schmalfuss et al. 2004, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Irakleio / Municipality: Malevizi / Closest settlement: Sarchos
  • Spilaio Antiparou, Andreev 1986, Beron 2016
    Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Paros / Municipality: Antiparos / Closest settlement: Antiparos
  • Spilaio Kalampaki, Andreev 1986, Beron 2016
    Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Paros / Municipality: Paros / Closest settlement: Dryos
  • Spilaio Korykeio Antro, Vandel 1958, Schmalfuss 1979, Beron 2016
    Region: Sterea Ellada / Regional unit: Fokida / Municipality: Delfoi / Closest settlement: Delfoi
Comments

Schmalfus (2003) remarks that the records of this species from Greece seem to pertain to T. rhodiensis

IUCN Red List
NE - Not Evaluated
Greece's Red Data Book
NE - Not Evaluated
Protection status
  • There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.
Check Databases
Fauna Europea
GBIF
PESI
Species references
  • Andreev, S. 1986. Contribution a l΄ étude des isopodes terrestres de la Grèce 3. Sur trois nouvelles donnes sur les Isopodes des Genres Cordioniscus, Alpioniscus et Trichoniscus et nouvelles donnes sur les Isopodes terr. (Oniscoidea). Biol. gallo-hellen., 11 (2): 153-164.
  • 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
  • Schmalfuss, H. 1972. Die Isopoden von Kreta. Biol. gallo-hellen., 4 (1): 33-60.
  • Schmalfuss, H. 1979. Revidierte Check-List der Landisopoden (Oniscoidea) Griechenlands. Stuttgart. Beitr. Naturk. Ser. A. (Biol.), 331: 1-42.
  • 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.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Trichoniscus fragilis Racovitza, 1908. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 11.09.2019, Accessed 17.03.2026