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 predenticulata
Ledoyer, 1978
Leucothoe predenticulata
Ledoyer, 1978b: 299
, 300, fig. 37. —
Ledoyer, 1986: 670–672
, fig. 257.
Type locality and specimens.
Mauritius
,
Madagascar
.
Holotype
, male, 4.0 mm; unmeasured
paratypes
.
Material examined.
No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by Ledoyer (1978).
Diagnosis.
Truncate anterior head margin; anterodistal corner excavate. Minute accessory flagellum. Gnathopod 2 carpus distally tapered; propodus palm with six major tubercles. Pereopods 5–7 bases sub-triangular in shape.
Female
(sexually dimorphic characters).
Unknown.
Habitat.
Coral reefs;
15 m
.
Host.
Unknown.
Distribution.
Indian Ocean:
Mauritius
(
Ledoyer 1978b
),
Madagascar
(
Ledoyer 1986
).