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 squalidens
Ledoyer, 1984
Leucothoe squalidens
Ledoyer, 1984: 82
, fig. 40a. —
Ledoyer, 1986: 677–680
, fig. 261.
Type locality and specimens.
Noumea
,
New Caledonia
.
Holotype
, female,
2.7 mm
.
Material examined.
No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by
Ledoyer (1984
a,
1986
).
Diagnosis
(female).
Truncate anterior head margin. Maxilliped outer plate tuberculate. Gnathopod 1 propodus palm denate with large triangular teeth; dactylus with proximal notch. Gnathopod 2 carpus distally truncate.
Male
(sexually dimorphic characters). Unknown.
Habitat.
Among
Halodule
and
Cymodocea
seagrasses; depth not reported.
Distribution.
Pacific Ocean:
New Caledonia
, Noumea (
Ledoyer 1984
). Indian Ocean: Tulear,
Madagascar
(
Ledoyer 1986
).