A NEW SPECIES OF THE AMPHIPOD &lt;i&gt;MELITA&lt;/i&gt; LEACH, 1814 (CRUSTACEA: AMPHIPODA: MELITIDAE) FOR THE AZOV-BLACK SEA BASIN
Journal: Russian Journal of Biological Invasions
Year: 2022

Amphipods of the genus (Melitidae, Amphipoda) were found in the Kerch Strait (Black Sea) in September 2019 and March, July, November 2020. The material was collected in the formations formed by the polychaete (Fauvel, 1923). The depth ranged from 0.1 to 0.2 m. The individuals found in this site do not belong to the species (Montagu, 1804) known in the Black Sea, but they correspond to the morphological characters of the genus Melita . The species discovered is as close as possible to the species