Trichoniscus rhodopiensis Vandel, 1965

Higher Taxonomy

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

Characterisation

Troglobiont

Distribution

Greece, Bulgaria

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Spilaio Agias Elenis, Andreev 1997, Beron 2016
  Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki / Regional unit: Kavala / Municipality: Kavala / Closest settlement: Zygos
• Spilaio Mavri Trypa, Andreev 1986, Beron 2016
  Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki / Regional unit: Kavala / Municipality: Kavala / Closest settlement: Zygos
• Spilaio Drakotrypa, Beron 2016
  Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki / Regional unit: Kavala / Municipality: Thasos / Closest settlement: Panagia

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

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.
• Andreev, S. 1997. Contribution to the study of terrestrial isopods of Greece. 6. Cordioniscus kalimnosi n. sp., (Isopoda: Oniscidea: Styloniscidae). Hist. Nat. Bulg., 7: 13-16.
• Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Trichoniscus rhodopiensis Vandel, 1965. 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 19.04.2026