Cave fauna of Greece database

Trichoniscus intermedius Vandel, 1958

Higher Taxonomy: Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Trichoniscidae
Genus: Trichoniscus

Characterisation: Troglophile

Distribution: Endemic to Greece

Locus Typicus: Spilaio Zoure
Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Kantanos - Selino / Closest settlement: Azogyres

Distribution in caves of Greece

Spilaio Zoure, Vandel 1958, Schmalfuss 1979, Beron 2016
Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Kantanos - Selino / Closest settlement: Azogyres

Comments: Possible synonymies between T. lindbergi, T. cavernicola, and T. intermedius. The taxonomy of this species group (including T. euboensis) needs further investigation (Schmalfuss et al. 2004).

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

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. 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 intermedius Vandel, 1958. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 08.02.2018, Accessed 18.04.2026