Pontocrates, Boeck, 1871

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 : 386

18. Pontocrates sp. Spence Bate, 1858

Materials examined. 2 individuals; Stations Vas. 1(1), 3(1).

Distribution. Atlanto-Mediterranean ( Bellan-Santini & Ruffo 2003). The genus is reported in Cyprus for the first time. In Vasiliko Bay it is considered to be a rare genus (FI: 4.76 %).

Ecology. In Vasiliko Bay it was found at 5 and 6 m depths (5.5 + 0.05 m), in sandy substrate with organic matter ranging between 1.859 and 1.933 % (1.896 + 0.052 %). It was found in stations classified according to the Bentix Index as in: “high” (1 station, 1 individual) and “good” (1 station, 1 individual). An individual was recorded at the freshwater underwater outlet station.