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 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).