A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078
Author
White, Kristine N.
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Zootaxa
2011
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 laticoxa
Ledoyer, 1978
Leucothoe laticoxa
Ledoyer, 1978b: 370–372
, fig. 6. —
Ledoyer, 1986: 661–663
, fig. 253.
Type locality and specimens.
Nosy-Bé,
Madagascar
,
12°9'S
48°27'E
.
Holotype
, male,
9 mm
.
Material examined.
No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by Ledoyer (1976(1978)).
Diagnosis.
Gnathopod 1 coxa with triangular anterodistal margin; basis inflated; carpus thick; dactylus short. Gnathopod 2 carpus with large subdistal tooth; dactylus elongate. Coxa 4 with serrate distal margin. Pereopods 5–7 bases narrowly expanded. Telson apex with strong point.
Note.
Type
material needs to be examined to determine if the illustration depicts a secondary mediofacial setal row on gnathopod 2.
Female
(sexually dimorphic characters).
Unknown.
Habitat.
Habitat not reported;
250–390 m
.
Host.
Unknown.
Distribution.
Indian Ocean:
Madagascar
(
Ledoyer 1978b
;
Ledoyer 1986
).