Leucothoe incisa Robertson, 1892

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 : 384

9. Leucothoe incisa Robertson, 1892

Materials examined. 66 individuals; Stations Vas. 1(1), 2(3), 5(4), 9(3), 11(1), 12(3), 17(5), 19(2), 20(11), 21(2), 25(3), 28(4), 31(8), 32(2), 35(1), 37(4), 38(5), 39(2), 40 (2).

Distribution. Atlanto-Mediterranean ( Bellan-Santini & Ruffo 2003). The species is reported in Cyprus for the first time. In Vasiliko Bay L. incisa is considered to be a common species (FI: 45.23 %).

Ecology. In Vasiliko Bay it was found at depths of 4–48 m (20 + 14 m), in muddy sand and sandy substrate, with organic matter ranging between 1.93–8.42 % (4.827 + 2.218 %) 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” (5 stations, 8 individuals), “good” (5 stations, 18 individuals) and “moderate” (9 stations, 40 individuals). It was recorded at the fish farm stations (9 individuals), ports (8 individuals), at the freshwater and power station outlets (3 individuals) and the buoy (2 individuals).