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Leucothoe incisa Robertson 1892

  • 1. 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.
  • 2. Institute of Marine Biology Biotechnology & Aquaculture (IMBBC), Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), Gournes Pediados, P. O. Box 2214,71003 Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
  • 3. Australian Museum Research Institute, 1 William St., Sydney 2010, Australia.
  • 4. T. C. Geomatic Ltd, 1095, Nicosia, Cyprus.
  • 5. 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

Description

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).

Notes

Published as part of Rousou, Maria, Plaiti, Wanda, Lowry, Jim, Charalambous, Stephanos & Chintiroglou, Chariton Charles, 2020, 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, pp. 373-408 in Zootaxa 4896 (3) on page 384, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4896.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/4383886

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References

  • Robertson, D. (1892) A second contribution towards a catalogue of the Amphipoda and Isopoda of the Firth of Clyde and west of Scotland. Proceedings and Transactions of the Natural History Society of Glasgow, 3, 199 - 223. [https: // www. biodiversitylibrary. org / page / 12019298]
  • Bellan-Santini, D. & Ruffo, S. (2003) Biogeography of benthic marine amphipods in Mediterranean Sea. Biogeographia-The Journal of Integrative Biogeography, 24 (1), 273 - 292. https: // doi. org / 10.21426 / B 6110176