Idunella excavata ( Schiecke, 1973 )

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

11. Idunella excavata ( Schiecke, 1973)

Materials examined. 3 individuals; Station Vas. 41(3).

Distribution. Mediterranean ( Bellan-Santini & Ruffo 2003). The species is reported in Cyprus for the first time and it is considered to be a rare species (FI: 2.38 %).

Ecology. In Vasiliko Bay it was found at 40 m depth in muddy sand substrate with organic matter being 11.119 %, and in association with C. prolifera , C. cylindracea and H. stipulacea . The station was in “moderate” ecological status according to the Bentix Index.