Idunella nana

12. Idunella nana (Schiecke, 1973) Materials examined. 2 individuals; Station Vas. 31(2). Distribution. Mediterranean (Bellan-Santini & Ruffo 2003). The species is reported in Cyprus (Vasiliko bay) for the first time and it is considered to be a rare species (FI: 2.38 %). Ecology. In Vasiliko Bay it was found at 22 m depth in muddy sand substrate with organic matter being 7.284%, in association with C. prolifera and C. cylindracea. The station was in ���moderate��� ecological status according to the Bentix Index.
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 385, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4896.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/4383886
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