Centraloecetes dellavallei ( Stebbing, 1899 )

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

39. Centraloecetes dellavallei ( Stebbing, 1899)

Materials examined. 7 individuals; Stations Vas. 14(1), 26(3), 31(3).

Distribution. Atlanto-Mediterranean ( Bellan-Santini & Ruffo 2003; Christodoulou et al. 2013). The species is reported in Cyprus for the first time. In Vasiliko Bay it is considered as a rare species (FI: 7.14 %).

Ecology. In Vasiliko Bay it was found at 22–25 m depth (24 + 2 m), in muddy sand substrate with organic matter ranging between 6.79–8.18 % (7.419 + 0.707 %) and in association with C. prolifera , C. c y lindracea and Di ctyo ta spp. It was found in stations classified according to the Bentix Index as in: “good” (2 stations, 4 individuals) and “moderate” (1 station, 3 individuals).