Peltocoxa gibbosa ( Schiecke, 1977 )

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

4. Peltocoxa gibbosa ( Schiecke, 1977)

Materials examined. 2 individuals; Stations Vas. 33(1), 41(1).

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 to be a rare species (FI: 4.76 %).

Ecology. In Vasiliko Bay it was found at depths of 32 and 40 m (36 + 6 m), in muddy sand substrate with organic matter ranging between 8.848 % and 11.119 % (9.983 + 1.605 %) and in association with C. prolifera . It was found in stations classified as “moderate” according to the Bentix Index.