A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078
Author
White, Kristine N.
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Zootaxa
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2011-10-28
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https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3078.1.1
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3078.1.1
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Leucothoe ayrtonia
Bellan-Santini, 1997
Leucothoe ayrtonia
Bellan-Santini, 1997: 6–9
, figs 3, 4.
Type locality and specimens.
Barbados
trench,
10°19.95'N
58°37.32'W
.
Holotype
,
12 mm
,
MNHN
–Am 4901.
Material examined.
No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by
Bellan-Santini (1997)
.
Diagnosis
(sex unknown).
Eyes absent. Gnathopod 1 propodus and carpus narrow. Gnathopod 2 palm serrate along entire margin; carpus with slight tooth. Pereopods 5–7 bases narrowly expanded.
Female
(sexually dimorphic characters).
Unknown.
Habitat.
Cold seeps;
1947 m
.
Host.
Unknown.
Distribution.
Atlantic Ocean:
Barbados
trench (
Bellan-Santini 1997
).