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
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Zootaxa
2020
2020-12-22
4896
3
373
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4896.3.3
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9.
Leucothoe incisa
Robertson, 1892
Materials examined.
66 individuals; Stations Vas. 1(1), 2(3), 5(4), 9(3), 11(1), 12(3), 17(5), 19(2), 20(11), 21(2), 25(3), 28(4), 31(8), 32(2), 35(1), 37(4), 38(5), 39(2), 40 (2).
Distribution.
Atlanto-Mediterranean (
Bellan-Santini & Ruffo 2003
). The species is reported in
Cyprus
for the first time. In Vasiliko Bay
L. incisa
is considered to be a common species (FI: 45.23 %).
Ecology.
In Vasiliko Bay it was found at depths of
4–48 m
(20 +
14 m
), in muddy sand and sandy substrate, with organic matter ranging between 1.93–8.42 % (4.827 + 2.218 %) and in association with
C. prolifera
,
C. cylindracea
and
C. nodosa
. It was found in stations classified according to the Bentix Index as in: “high” (5 stations, 8 individuals), “good” (5 stations, 18 individuals) and “moderate” (9 stations, 40 individuals). It was recorded at the fish farm stations (9 individuals), ports (8 individuals), at the freshwater and power station outlets (3 individuals) and the buoy (2 individuals).