Harpinia crenulata ( 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 : 387

22. Harpinia crenulata ( Boeck, 1871)

Materials examined. 97 individuals; Stations Vas. 2(6), 4(2), 5(12), 7(1), 10(1), 14(10), 17(7), 18(1), 20(1), 23(8), 26(4), 30(19), 33(9), 36(5), 38(3), 41 (8).

Distribution. Atlanto-Mediterranean ( Bellan-Santini & Ruffo 2003). The species was reported from Cyprus by Kocatas et al. (2001). In Vasiliko Bay (current study), it is considered as a common species (FI: 35.71 %).

Ecology. Harpinia crenulata was found in soft-bottom sediments (mud, mud-sand mixture) at 37 m depth ( Kocatas et al. 2001). In Vasiliko Bay it was found at 12–59 m depth (37 + 14 m), mainly in muddy sand and also sand substrates, with organic matter ranging between 2.2–11.119 % (6.839 + 2.168 %) and in association with C. prolifera , C. cylindracea , C. nodosa , Dictyota spp . and H. stipulacea . It was found in stations classified according to the Bentix Index as in: “good” (9 stations, 46 individuals) and “moderate” (7 stations, 51 individuals). It was recorded at fish farm stations (18 individuals).