Synchelidium maculatum Stebbing, 1906

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 : 386-387

20. Synchelidium maculatum Stebbing, 1906

Materials examined. 6 individuals; Stations Vas. 17(1), 24(2), 30(1), 33(2).

Distribution. Atlanto-Mediterranean ( Bellan-Santini & Ruffo 2003). The species is reported in Cyprus (Vasiliko bay) for the first time. In Vasiliko Bay it is considered to be a rare species (FI: 9.52 %).

Ecology. In Vasiliko Bay it was found at depths of 12 and 35 m (23 + 12 m), in muddy sand and sand substrates with organic matter ranging between 2.2–8.848 % (5.123 + 3.028 %), in association with C. prolifera and C. nodosa .

It was found in stations classified according to the Bentix Index as in: “high” (1 station, 2 individuals), “good” (1 station, 1 individual) and “moderate” (2 stations, 3 individuals).