Mixtacandona kastriensis Valavani & Iliopoulos, 2026

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Ostracoda
Order: Podocopida
Family: Cyprididae
Genus: Mixtacandona
Characterisation
Stygobiont?
Distribution
Endemic to Greece, Greece
Locus Typicus
Spilaio Limnon
Region: Dytiki Ellada / Regional unit: Achaia / Municipality: Kalavryta / Closest settlement: Kastria
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Limnon, Valavani et al. 2026
    Region: Dytiki Ellada / Regional unit: Achaia / Municipality: Kalavryta / Closest settlement: Kastria
Comments

Only reported from the type locality (Spilaio Limnon, Kastria)

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
No links to other databases
Species references
  • Valavani D, Papadopoulou P, Frenzel P, Alivernini M, Tsoni M, Groumpou M, Tsourou T, Kolomaznik S, Kreuzheck M, Iliopoulos G 2026. First record of cave ostracods from the Cave of the Lakes (Chelmos-Vouraikos UNESCO Global Geopark, Greece) and description of Mixtacandona kastriensis nov. sp.. Revue de MicropalĂ©Ontologie, 91, 100919. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revmic.2026.100919
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Mixtacandona kastriensis Valavani & Iliopoulos, 2026. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 28.05.2026, Accessed 07.07.2026