Cave fauna of Greece database

Paractinolaimus macrolaimus (de Man, 1880)

Higher Taxonomy: Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Enoplea
Order: Dorylaimida
Family: Actinolaimidae
Genus: Paractinolaimus

Characterisation: Trogloxene

Distribution: Cosmopolitan

Distribution in caves of Greece

Spilaio Pelade, Lindberg 1955b, Beron 2016
Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Serres / Municipality: Serres / Closest settlement: Oinousa

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; NCBI

Species references

Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
Lindberg, K. 1955. Cyclopides (Crustacés copépodes) de la Grèce II. Fragm. Balc., Skopje, 1 (23): 189-195.

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Paractinolaimus macrolaimus (de Man, 1880). 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 28.07.2026