Cave fauna of Greece database

Mononchus truncatus Bastian, 1865

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

Characterisation: Troglophile

Distribution: C Europe, Italy, Greece

Distribution in caves of Greece

Spilaio Apano Skalas, Lindberg 1955d, Beron 2016
Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Imathia / Municipality: Naousa / Closest settlement: Naousa

Comments: Synonym: Mononchus macrostoma Bastian, 1865

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. Notes sur le grottes de la Grèce. Acta Mus. Maced. Sci. Natur. Skopje 3: 41–69

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2024. Mononchus truncatus Bastian, 1865. 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 17.05.2024