Cave fauna of Greece database

Dorycranosus splendens (Coggi, 1898)

Higher Taxonomy: Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Enoplea
Order: Mononchida
Family: Mononchidae
Genus: Dorycranosus

Characterisation: Troglophile

Distribution: C-S Europe, Caucasus

Distribution in caves of Greece

Quary "Metalleio" of Agios Kirykos, Mahunka 2001, Beron 2016
Region: Voreio Aigaio / Regional unit: Samos / Municipality: Ikaria / Closest settlement: Agios Kirykos
Spilaio Paralias Potami, Mahunka 2001, Beron 2016
Region: Voreio Aigaio / Regional unit: Samos / Municipality: Samos / Closest settlement: Karlovasi

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.
Mahunka, S. 2001. Cave-dwelling oribatid mites from Greece (Acari: Oribatida). (Neue und interessante Milben aus dem Genfer Museum XLIX). Rev. suisse Zool., 108 (1): 165-188.

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Dorycranosus splendens (Coggi, 1898). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 15.02.2018, Accessed 18.04.2026