Iphimedia obesa Rathke, 1843

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 : 384

8. Iphimedia obesa Rathke, 1843

Materials examined. 1 individual; Vas.18(1).

Distribution. Atlanto-Mediterranean ( Bellan-Santini & Ruffo 2003). The species was reported from Cyprus by Kocatas et al. (2001). In Vasiliko Bay (current study), it is considered to be a rare species (FI: 2.38 %).

Ecology. Iphimedia obesa was found in association with algae and soft-bottom sediments (mud, mud-and mixture) at 92 m depth ( Kocatas et al. 2001). In Vasiliko Bay it was found at 51 m depth, in muddy sand substrate with organic matter being 5.621 %, in association with C. prolifera , C. cylindracea and C. nodosa . The station was in “good” ecological status according to the Bentix Index.