Microdeutopus versiculatus ( Spence Bate, 1857 )

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 : 389

32. Microdeutopus versiculatus ( Spence Bate, 1857)

Materials examined. 46 individuals; Stations Vas. 9(5), 13(1), 17(1), 19(1), 24(3), 31(3), 32(2), 37(13), 40(17).

Distribution. Atlanto-Mediterranean ( Bellan-Santini & Ruffo 2003; Christodoulou et al. 2013), Black Sea (WoRMS). The species is reported in Cyprus for the first time. In Vasiliko Bay, it is considered as a rare species (FI: 21.42 %).

Ecology. In Vasiliko Bay it was found at depths of 7–22 m (12 + 5 m), mainly in muddy sand and also sand substrates, with organic matter ranging between 2.2–7.728 % (3.84 + 1.82 %) and in association with C. prolifera , C. cylindracea and C. nodosa . It was found in stations classified according to the Bentix Index as in: “high” (3 stations, 22 individuals), “good” (4 stations, 8 individuals) and “moderate” (2 stations, 16 individuals). It was recorded at the ports (13 individuals).