Ericthonius punctatus ( 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 : 392

41. Ericthonius punctatus ( Spence Bate, 1857)

Materials examined. 24 individuals; Stations Vas. 9(7), 13(4), 17(1), 30(1), 32(8), 37(1), 40(2).

Distribution. Atlanto-Mediterranean. The species was reported from Cyprus by Kocatas et al. (2001) and Christodoulou et al. (2013). In Vasiliko Bay (current study), it is considered as a rare species (FI: 16.6 %).

Ecology. In Vasiliko Bay it was found at depths of 7–35 m (14 + 10 m), in sandy and muddy sand substrates with organic matter ranging between 2.2–6.462 % (3.996 + 1.725 %) and in association with C. nodosa . It was found in stations classified according to the Bentix Index as in: “high” (2 stations, 10 individuals), “good” (3 stations, 12 individuals) and “moderate” (2 stations, 2 individuals).