Metaphoxus simplex ( 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 : 387

23. Metaphoxus simplex ( Spence Bate, 1857)

Materials examined. 1 individual; Station Vas. 36(1).

Distribution. Atlanto-Mediterranean ( Bellan-Santini & Ruffo 2003). The species is reported in Cyprus (Vasiliko bay) for the first time. In Vasiliko Bay, it is considered as a rare species (FI: 2.38 %).

Ecology. In Vasiliko Bay it was found at 40 m depth in sandy substrate with 9.414 % organic matter, in association with the flora species C. prolifera . The station was in “moderate” ecological status according to the Bentix Index.