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 28. Aora spinicornis Afonso, 1976 Materials examined. 6 individuals; Stations Vas. 9(1), 13(1), 17(1), 24(3). Distribution. Atlanto-Mediterranean ( Bellan-Santini & Ruffo 2003 ). The species is reported in Cyprus (Vasiliko bay) for the first time. In Vasiliko Bay, it is considered as a rare species (FI: 9.52 %). Ecology. In Vasiliko Bay it was found at depths of 7–13 m (10 + 3 m ), mainly in sandy and muddy sand substrates, with organic matter ranging between 2.2–3.179 % (2.79 + 0.43 %) and in association with C. nodosa . It was found in stations classified according to the Bentix Index as in: “high” (1 station, 3 individuals) and “good” (3 stations, 3 individuals).