Leptocheirus mariae Karaman, 1973

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 : 390

35. Leptocheirus mariae Karaman, 1973

Materials examined. 6 individuals; Station Vas. 14(6).

Distribution. Mediterranean ( Christodoulou et al. 2013). The species is reported in Cyprus for the first time and in Vasiliko Bay it is considered as a rare species (FI: 2.38 %).

Ecology. In Vasiliko Bay it was found at 25 m depth in muddy sand substrate with 8.183% organic matter and in association with C. prolifera . The station was in “good” ecological status according to the Bentix Index.