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 crenatipalma
Ledoyer, 1972
Leucothoe crenatipalma
Ledoyer, 1972
c: 248
, pl. 59. —
Ledoyer, 1978a: 297
. —
Ledoyer, 1979a: 102
, figs 61, 62. —
Ledoyer, 1986: 652–654
, fig. 248.
Type locality and specimens.
Tulear
,
Madagascar
.
Holotype
, female,
4 mm
;
allotype
, unmeasured male.
Material examined.
No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by
Ledoyer
(1972).
Diagnosis
(female).
Eyes with scattered ocelli. Gnathopod 2 propodus palm with three large projections.
Male
(sexually dimorphic characters). Unknown.
Habitat.
Among branching coral on interior reef flat;
24–
34 m
.
Host.
Unknown.
Distribution.
Indian Ocean:
Mauritius
,
Madagascar
(
Ledoyer 1972
c;
Ledoyer 1978a
;
Ledoyer 1979a
;
Ledoyer 1986
).