Ampelisca brevicornis

1. Ampelisca brevicornis (Costa, 1853) Materials examined. 97 individuals; Stations Vas.1(8), 3(6), 9(1), 11(1), 13(1), 16(2), 21(1), 22(7), 24(2), 28(21), 29(12), 32(20), 37(15). Distribution. Atlanto-Mediterranean. The species was reported from Cyprus by Kocatas et al. (2001). In Vasiliko Bay (current study), it is considered to be a common species (FI: 30.95 %). Ecology. Ampelisca brevicornis was found in soft-bottom sediments at 5 m depth (Kocatas et al. 2001). In Vasiliko Bay A. brevicornis was found at depths of 4���13 m (7 + 3 m) mainly in sandy but also muddy sand substrates, with organic matter ranging between 1.86���7.93% (3.23 + 1.55 %), and in association with C. prolifera, C. nodosa and P. oceanica. It was found in stations classified according to the Bentix Index as in: ���high��� (6 stations, 39 individuals), ���good��� (5 stations, 41 individuals) and ���moderate��� (2 stations, 17 individuals). Individuals were recorded at the ports (38 individuals) and at the freshwater underwater and the power station outlet stations (9 individuals).
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 382, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4896.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/4383886
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