Colchidoniscus motenae Borutzky, 1974

Synonyms
Colchidoniscus kutaissianus motenae Borutzky, 1974
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Higher Taxonomy

Genus Colchidoniscus

Family Trichoniscidae

Order Isopoda

Class Malacostraca

Subphylum Crustacea

Phylum Arthropoda

Ecological Group
Troglobiont
Distribution
Local endemic
Distr. in Georgia
Motena Cave
IUCN Red List
None
GRL
None
Protection
There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.
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Species references

Borutzky E.V. 1974. New genera and species of terrestrial isopoda (Trichoniscidae) from caves of the Georgian SSR. Zoologicheskii zhurnal, 53 (3): 338-344 (in Russian).

Taiti, S., Shavadze, L., Maghradze, E. & Barjadze, S. (2026) The subfamily Haplophthalminae (Isopoda, Oniscidea, Trichoniscidae) from Georgian caves (Caucasus), with descriptions of a new genus and two new species. Zootaxa, 5787 (3), 515–535. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5787.3.6

Comments
Expert
Stefano Taiti
Contact Person
Shalva Barjadze
Citation
Barjadze, Sh., Arabuli, T., Mumladze, L., Maghradze, E., Asanidze, Z., Shavadze, L., Gogshelidze M. 2019. Colchidoniscus motenae Borutzky, 1974 Cave Biodiversity of Transcaucasia, Open Access Database. Institute of Zoology at Ilia State University. https://cbg.iliauni.edu.ge/en/taxonomy/show/469/colchidoniscus-motenae-borutzky-1974 Accessed:
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