Monolistra Explained

Monolistra is a genus of isopod crustaceans in the family Sphaeromatidae. Its members are restricted to countries of the former Yugoslavia, Italy and Switzerland.^[1] It contains the following subgenera and species,^[2] four of which are listed as vulnerable (VU) or endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List:

Microlistra Gerstaecker, 1856

• Monolistra bolei (Sket, 1960) – ^[3]
• Monolistra calopyge Sket, 1982 – ^[4]
• Monolistra pretneri Sket, 1964 –
• Monolistra schottlaenderi Stammer, 1930 – ^[5]
• Monolistra sketi (Deeleman-Reinhold, 1971) –
• Monolistra spinosa (Racovitza, 1929) –
• Monolistra spinosissima (Racovitza, 1929) – ^[6]

Monolistra Gerstaecker, 1856

• Monolistra caeca Gerstaeker, 1856 -,,
• Monolistra monstruosa Sket, 1970 –

Monolistrella Sket, 1964

• Monolistra velkovrhi Sket, 1960

Pseudomonolistra

• Monolistra bosnica Sket, 1970 –
• Monolistra hercegoviniensis Absolon, 1916 -
• Monolistra radjai Prevorcnik & Sket, 2007

Typhlosphaeroma

• Monolistra bericum (Fabiani, 1901) –,
• Monolistra boldorii Brian, 1931 –
• Monolistra lavalensis Stoch, 1984 –
• Monolistra matjasici Sket, 1965 –
• Monolistra pavani Arcangeli, 1942 –,
• Monolistra racovitzai Strouhal, 1928 –,

Notes and References

1. Book: Boris Sket . 1986 . Isopoda: Sphaeromatidae . L. Botosaneanu . Stygofauna mundi. A faunistic, distributional and ecological synthesis of the world fauna inhabiting subterranean waters (including the marine interstitial) . Leiden . E. J. Brill / Dr. W. Backhuys . 423–427 . . 90-04-07571-2.
2. Web site: Neil L. Bruce . Marilyn Schotte . amp . 2009 . Monolistra Gerstaecker, 1856 . M. Schotte . C. B. Boyko . N. L. Bruce . G. C. B. Poore . S. Taiti . G. D. F. Wilson . World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database . . April 12, 2010.
3. Sket, B. . Monolistra bolei . 1996 . e.T13706A4352840 . 1996 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T13706A4352840.en .
4. Sket, B. . Monolistra calopyge . 1996 . e.T13708A4353035 . 1996 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T13708A4353035.en .
5. Sket, B. . Monolistra schottlaenderi . 1996 . e.T13709A4353212 . 1996 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T13709A4353212.en .
6. Sket, B. . Monolistra spinosissima . 1996 . e.T13707A4354155 . 1996 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T13707A4354155.en .