First record of Ammothella longioculata (Pycnogonida: Ammotheidae) on the Cypriot coast (eastern Mediterranean)
Articles > Article · 2008
Authors: Cengiz KOÇAK, Tuncer Katagan
Marine Biodiversity Records, International, 2008, vol 1
DOI: 10.1017/s1755267207008755
Summary
A male specimen of Ammothella longioculata was found in Famagusta Bay (northern Cyprus) at 42 m in October 2003. It is illustrated and its distribution in the Mediterranean Sea is presented. This is the first record on Pycnogonida from the Cypriot coast. Ammothella longioculata is also recorded for the second time from the eastern Mediterranean.