Department of Zoology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece..
Zootaxa. 2020 Dec 22;4896(3):zootaxa.4896.3.3. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4896.3.3.
Current information on soft-bottom benthic amphipod species of the south coasts of Cyprus is scarce. In the summer of 2013, a research survey was carried out, targeting the Vasiliko Bay and the nearby coastal area which is influenced by multiple human-induced stressors. Analysis of 126 samples revealed the presence of 2,122 individual amphipods (Amphilochidea and Senticaudata) belonging to 25 families and 52 species. Twenty-four species are new records for Cyprus increasing the number of amphipods to 141 species. In Vasiliko Bay, two amphipod species presented the highest abundances and were found to be constant (Microdeutopus periergos, Perioculodes longimanus), while seven are common species (Ampelisca brevicornis, Ampelisca typica, Apherusa chiereghinii, Dexamine spinosa, Harpinia crenulata, Leptocheirus pectinatus, Leucothoe incisa) and the remaining 43 species are rare. The highest amphipod total abundances and number of species were recorded in stations with dense Posidonia oceanica meadows and aquaculture units in the vicinity. Brief distributional and ecological characteristics of the identified amphipod species are given and an annotated checklist for the coasts of Cyprus is provided.
目前，塞浦路斯南部沿海软底底栖片脚类动物的信息匮乏。2013 年夏天，进行了一项研究调查，以瓦西利科湾和附近受多种人为胁迫影响的沿海地区为目标。对 126 个样本的分析揭示了存在 25 个科和 52 个种的 2122 个个体片脚类动物（Amphilochidea 和 Senticaudata）。24 种是塞浦路斯的新记录，使片脚类动物的数量增加到 141 种。在瓦西利科湾，两种片脚类动物的丰度最高且保持稳定（Microdeutopus periergos，Perioculodes longimanus），而七种是常见种（Ampelisca brevicornis，Ampelisca typica，Apherusa chiereghinii，Dexamine spinosa，Harpinia crenulata，Leptocheirus pectinatus，Leucothoe incisa），其余 43 种则是稀有种。在密集的波西多尼亚海草床和附近水产养殖区的站位，记录到了最高的总片脚类动物丰度和物种数量。给出了已识别片脚类动物的简要分布和生态特征，并提供了塞浦路斯海岸的注释清单。
