Eriopisa elongata ( Bruzelius, 1859 )

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 : 391

37. Eriopisa elongata ( Bruzelius, 1859)

Materials examined. 7 individuals; Stations Vas. 4(3), 7(2), 10(1), 18(1).

Distribution. Atlanto-Mediterranean. The species is reported in Cyprus for the first time. In Vasiliko Bay, it is considered as a rare species (FI: 9.52 %).

Ecology. In Vasiliko Bay it was found at 51–59 m depth (56 + 4 m), in muddy sand substrates with organic matter ranging between 5.621 –6.933 % (6.187 + 0.56 %) and in association with C. prolifera and C. cylindracea . It was found in stations classified according to the Bentix Index as “good”.