Commensal Leucothoidae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) of the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan. Part III: coral rubble-dwellers
Author
White, Kristine N.
Author
Reimer, James Davis
text
ZooKeys
2012
173
11
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.173.2498
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.173.2498
1313-2970-173-11
Leucothoe Leach, 1814
Generic diagnosis.
Eyes, if present, generally well developed with 10 or more ommatidia. Mandibles lacking molars, palp three articulate; right lacinia mobilis smaller than left. Maxilliped inner plates fused, palp 4-articulate; outer plates not reaching apex of palp article 1. Coxa 1-4 relatively equal in widths. Pereopods 5-7 bases generally expanded. Minimal to no sexual dimorphism.