Monolistra

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Monolistra is a genus of troglobiotic isopod crustaceans in the family Sphaeromatidae. Its members are distributed in the European continental karst groundwaters, restricted to countries of the former Yugoslavia, Italy and Switzerland.[1][2] It contains the following subgenera and species,[3] four of which are listed as vulnerable (VU) or endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List:

Microlistra Gerstaecker, 1856
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Monolistra
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Sphaeromatidae
Genus: Monolistra
Gerstaecker, 1856
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Microclista is a monophyletic clade within the Monolistra genus[2], with a distribution limited to the area of the Dinaric alps [8]. All species are found in fresh karst-groundwater[2].

Monolistra Gerstaecker, 1856
Monolistrella Sket, 1964
  • Monolistra velkovrhi Sket, 1960
Pseudomonolistra
Typhlosphaeroma
  • Monolistra bericum (Fabiani, 1901) Italy,  Croatia
  • Monolistra boldorii Brian, 1931 Italy
  • Monolistra lavalensis Stoch, 1984 Italy
  • Monolistra matjasici Sket, 1965 Croatia
  • Monolistra pavani Arcangeli, 1942 Italy,  Switzerland
  • Monolistra racovitzai Strouhal, 1928 Slovenia,  Croatia

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