Lepidepecreum longicornis ( Spence Bate, 1862 )

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 : 385

14. Lepidepecreum longicornis ( Spence Bate, 1862)

Materials examined. 9 individuals; Stations Vas. 1(1), 2(1), 3(1), 30(2), 37(1), 38(3).

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 5–35 m (19 + 14 m), mainly in muddy sand and also sand substrates, with organic matter ranging between 1.859 –8.416 % (5.166 + 2.968 %), and in association with C. prolifera and C. cylindracea . It was found in stations classified according to the Bentix Index as in: “high” (1 station, 1 individual), “good” (1 station, 1 individual) and “moderate” (4 stations, 7 individuals). It was recorded at a fish farm station (1 individual) and the port (1 individual).