Jassa ocia ( Spence Bate, 1862 )

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 : 392

43. Jassa ocia ( Spence Bate, 1862)

Materials examined. 10 individuals; Stations Vas. 2(1), 10(5), 18(2), 19(1), 39(1).

Distribution. Atlanto-Mediterranean ( Bellan-Santini & Ruffo 2003). The species is reported in Cyprus for the first time. In Vasiliko Bay it is considered as a rare species (FI: 11.9 %).

Ecology. In Vasiliko Bay it was found at depths of 10–59 m (40 + 20 m), in muddy sand and sand substrates with organic matter ranging between 2.401 –8.416 % (5.743 + 2.16 %) and in association with C. prolifera and C. cylindracea . It was found in stations classified according to the Bentix Index as in: “good” (3 stations, 8 individuals) and “moderate” (2 stations, 2 individuals). It was recorded at the fish farm station (2 individuals).