Megamphopus cornutus Norman, 1869

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 : 394

51. Megamphopus cornutus Norman, 1869

Materials examined. 2 individuals; Station Vas. 37(2).

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

Ecology. In Vasiliko Bay it was found in a port at 10 m depth, in muddy sand substrate with 4.204 % organic matter. The station was in “high” ecological status according to the Bentix Index.