Dexamine spinosa ( Montagu, 1813 )

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 : 383

6. Dexamine spinosa ( Montagu, 1813)

Materials examined. 43 individuals; Stations Vas. 2(8), 4(2), 5(4), 12(1), 13(1), 14(7), 18(1), 21(2), 23(6), 26(4), 30(1), 33(3), 36(2), 41(1).

Distribution. Atlanto-Mediterranean ( Bellan-Santini & Ruffo 2003). The species was reported from Cyprus by Kocatas et al. (2001) and Pavloudi et al. (2016). In Vasiliko Bay (current study), it is considered as a common species (FI: 33.3 %).

Ecology. Ecology. Dexamine spinosa was found in association with algae, rocks and stones, soft bottom sediments (mud, mud-and mixture) at 0–150 m depth ( Kocatas et al. 2001) and sponges ( Pavloudi et al. 2016). In Vasiliko Bay it was found at depths of 4–55 m (31 + 15 m), mainly in muddy sand and also sand substrates, with organic matter ranging between 2.446 –11.119 % (6.538 + 2.482 %) and in association with C. prolifera , C. cylindracea , C. nodosa , Dictyota spp . and H. stipulacea . It was found in stations classified according to the Bentix Index as in: “high” (1 station, 2 individuals), “good” (7 stations, 25 individuals) and “moderate” (6 stations, 16 individuals). It was recorded at the fish farm stations (12 individuals) and the power station outlet (2 individuals).