First occurrence of Nebalia Straus Risso, 1827 (Phyllocarida, Leptostraca) in the levantine basin (eastern Mediterranean)

Nebalia straus Risso, 1827 (Phyllocarida, Leptostraca) is reported for the first time from the Cypriot coast and Levantine Sea. Specimens were collected at two sampling stations at depths between 0 and 5 m on northern Cyprus in July 1998. Morphological features of these specimens and information about the distribution of N. straus are provided.