Guernea (Guernea) coalita ( Norman, 1868 )

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, Zootaxa 4896 (3), pp. 373-408 : 383

7. Guernea (Guernea) coalita ( Norman, 1868)

Materials examined. 57 individuals; Stations Vas. 1(2), 9(2), 17(5), 24(10), 29(19), 32(5), 37(14).

Distribution. Atlanto-Mediterranean ( Bellan-Santini & Ruffo 2003). The species is reported in Cyprus for the first time. In Vasiliko Bay it is considered to be a rare species (FI: 14.28 %).

Ecology. In Vasiliko Bay it was found at depths of 6–12 m (10 + 2 m), mainly in sandy, and also muddy sand substrates, with organic matter ranging between 1.933 –4.204 % (2.823 + 0.793 %) and in association with C. nodosa . It was found in stations classified according to the Bentix Index as in: “high” (3 stations, 17 individuals), “good” (3 stations, 26 individuals) and “moderate” (1 station, 14 individuals). It was recorded at the ports (14 individuals) and at the underwater outlet station (2 individuals).