A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078
Author
White, Kristine N.
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Zootaxa
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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 thula
White & Thomas, 2009
Leucothoe thula
White & Thomas, 2009: 538–541
, figs 27, 28.
Type locality and specimens.
500 m
northeast of
North Point
,
Lizard Island
,
14°38.700'S
145°27.213'E
.
Holotype
, male,
2.7 mm
,
AM
P
71122;
paratype
, female,
3.2 mm
,
AM 79817
.
Material examined.
Unmeasured male and females,
AM
P
71122,
AM
P
79817,
AM
P
71022. Diagnosis based on description by
White and Thomas (2009)
.
Diagnosis.
Eyes distally concave. Maxilla 1 palp one articulate. Gnathopod 1 coxa anterodistal margin sub-triangular, with one long facial seta; carpus proximal margin serrate, distal margin setose. Gnathopod 2 carpus distally tapered, smooth; propodus palm convex with three minor projections. Coxae 3–4 setose; coxae 3–6 with facial setae. Epimeron 1 with anteroventral tuft of three setae. Uropods 1–2 rami lined with short marginal setae. Uropod 2 outer ramus with one robust seta.
Female
(sexually dimorphic characters).
Epimera 1–2 bare.
Habitat.
Among asteroid corals, solitary corals, hydroids, forams, crinoids,
Halimeda macroloba
,
Halimeda cylindracea
,
Caulerpa taxifolia
, a species of
Gracilaria
and a species of
Lobophora
;
23 m
.
Host.
Sponges.
Distribution.
Pacific Ocean: Lizard Island,
Australia
(
White & Thomas 2009
).