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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Anamixis bazimut
Thomas, 1997
Anamixis bazimut
Thomas, 1997: 45–47
, fig. 2. —
Lowry & Stoddart, 2003: 154
. —
White & Thomas, 2009: 495–498
, figs 1, 2.
Type locality and specimens.
Tab Anchorage
,
Madang
,
Papua New Guinea
.
Holotype
, anamorph male,
2.87 mm
,
USNM 2433180
;
paratypes
, anamorph males,
2.68 mm
,
2.80 mm
, and
2.31 mm
,
USNM 239493
.
Material examined.
10 anamorph males,
AM
P70802,
AM
P70977,
AM
P71542,
AM
P71505
GCRL
2882,
GCRL
2883,
AM
P79867. Diagnosis based on description by
White & Thomas (2009)
.
Diagnosis.
Large ventral keel projecting well below head with the anterior margin transverse and the ventral margin with an anteroventrally directed tooth. Coxa 2–4 subequal in size; coxa 2 middistal margin produced.
Leucomorph
(juvenile/sexually dimorphic characters).
Unknown.
Habitat.
Among
Halimeda
J.V.F.
Lamouroux, 1812
, coral rubble and sandy bottoms;
1–
3 m
.
Host.
Sponges, small asconoid sponges.
Distribution.
Pacific Ocean: Lizard Island to Orpheus Island,
Australia
(
White & Thomas 2009
). Bismark Sea:
Madang
Lagoon,
Papua New Guinea
(
Thomas 1997
;
Lowry & Stoddart 2003
).