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 angusticoxa
Ledoyer, 1972
Leucothopsis angusticoxa
Ledoyer, 1972: 250–253
, pl. 61. —
Ledoyer, 1978a: 302
. —
Ledoyer, 1979a: 111
. —
Ledoyer, 1986: 685–687
, fig. 264.
Type locality and specimens.
Tulear
,
Madagascar
.
Holotype
, female,
4.8 mm
;
allotype
, male, unmeasured.
Material examined.
No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by
Ledoyer (1972
c).
Diagnosis(female). Acute anterodistal head margin. Coxa 2 with acute anterodistal margin. Pereopods 5–7 bases narrowly expanded.
Note.
Ledoyer’s descriptions of
Leuocothoe angusticoxa
are somewhat vague, although they all agree well with each other.
Male
(sexually dimorphic characters). Unknown.
Habitat.
Outer reef flat, among
Turbinaria
;
0–150 m
.
Host.
Unknown.
Distribution.
Western Indian Ocean: Tulear,
Mauritius
,
Madagascar
(
Ledoyer 1972
;
Ledoyer 1978a
;
Ledoyer 1979a
;
Ledoyer 1986
).