original description
Ruffo, S. (1949) Monodella stygicola n. g. n. sp. nuovo Crostaceo Termosbenaceo delle acque sotterranee della Penisola Salentina. (Nota preliminare). Archivo Zoologico Italiano, 34, 31-48. [details]
basis of record
van der Land, J. (2001). Thermosbaenacea, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 293 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source
Wagner H.P. (1994). A monographic review of the Thermosbaenacea (Crustacea: Peracarida). A study on their morphology, taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 291, 3, 1-338., available online at http://repository.naturalis.nl/document/148882 [details]
From regional or thematic species database
Habitat Occurs in oligohaline wells and caves. [details]