Ecology. Ampelisca brevicornis was found in soft-bottom sediments at 5 m depth (Kocatas et al. 2001). In Vasiliko Bay A. brevicornis was found at depths of 4 – 13 m (7 + 3 m) mainly in sandy but also muddy sand substrates, with organic matter ranging between 1.86 – 7.93 % (3.23 + 1.55 %), and in association with C. prolifera, C. nodosa and P. oceanica. It was found in stations classified according to the Bentix Index as in: “ high ” (6 stations, 39 individuals), “ good ” (5 stations, 41 individuals) and “ moderate ” (2 stations, 17 individuals). Individuals were recorded at the ports (38 individuals) and at the freshwater underwater and the power station outlet stations (9 individuals).
Sumber: 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