Amphipoda species (Suborders: Amphilochidea and Senticaudata) from Vasiliko Bay, Cyprus: New records, information on their biogeography and an annotated checklist from the coasts of Cyprus Author Rousou, Maria 0000-0002-2101-5979 Department of Zoology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece. chintigl @ bio. auth. gr; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 2101 - 5979 & Marine & Environmental Research (MER) Lab Ltd, 4533, Limassol, Cyprus. chintigl@bio.auth.gr Author Plaiti, Wanda Institute of Marine Biology Biotechnology & Aquaculture (IMBBC), Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), Gournes Pediados, P. O. Box 2214,71003 Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Author Lowry, Jim Australian Museum Research Institute, 1 William St., Sydney 2010, Australia. Author Charalambous, Stephanos T. C. Geomatic Ltd, 1095, Nicosia, Cyprus. Author Chintiroglou, Chariton Charles 0000-0002-2101-5979 Department of Zoology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece. chintigl @ bio. auth. gr; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 2101 - 5979 chintigl@bio.auth.gr text Zootaxa 2020 2020-12-22 4896 3 373 408 journal article 9198 10.11646/zootaxa.4896.3.3 abaedfdb-02f1-463c-a99c-5821eaa1d6cb 1175-5326 4383886 EE3E9D88-F406-475A-A9BC-6DD6C24AC79F 3. Nototropis guttatus Costa, 1853 Materials examined. 4 individuals; Stations Vas. 21(2), 33(2). Distribution. Atlanto-Mediterranean, Black Sea (WoRMS). The species is reported in Cyprus for the first time. In Vasiliko Bay it is considered to be a rare species (FI: 4.76 %). Ecology. In Vasiliko Bay it was found at depths of 4–32 m (18 + 19 m ), in muddy sand and sandy substrates, with organic matter ranging between 2.446 –8.848 % (5.647 + 4.527 %) and in association with C. prolifera . It was found in stations classified according to the Bentix Index as in: “high” (1 station, 2 individuals) and “moderate” (1 station, 2 individuals). It was recorded at the power station outlet (2 individuals).