A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078 Author White, Kristine N. text Zootaxa 2011 2011-10-28 3078 1 1 113 https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3078.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3078.1.1 1175­5334 5243821 Leucothoe ashleyae Thomas & Klebba, 2006 Leucothoe ashleyae Thomas & Klebba, 2006: 14–16 , figs 1–3. — White, 2011: 26 , 27, fig. 3. Type locality and specimens. Whale Shoals , Belize , 16°45.838'N 88°05.723'W . Holotype , male, 3.8 mm , USNM 1081597 ; paratypes , male, 4.3 mm , female, 2.9 mm , USNM 1081598 . Material examined. Unmeasured males and females, USNM 1081597, USNM 1081598, USNM 1081599. Diagnosis based on description by Thomas & Klebba (2006) . Diagnosis. Gnathopod 1 propodus palm strongly serrate. Gnathopod 2 carpus serrate, expanded distally; propodus palm with two large projections. Epimeron 1 with anteroventral tuft of setae. Female (sexually dimorphic characters). Gnathopod 2 carpus anterior margin smooth; propodus with three secondary mediofacial setae, palm smooth. Habitat. Coral reefs; 1–20 m . Host. Sponges: Callyspongia vaginalis , Amphimedon compressa Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 , Iotrochota birotulata ( Higgin, 1877 ) , Niphates digitalis Lamarck, 1814 , N. erecta Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 , Pseudoceratina crassa ( Hyatt, 1875 ) , and Tedania ignis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 . Distribution. Western Atlantic Ocean: Southeast Florida, Florida Keys ( Thomas & Klebba 2006 ). Caribbean Sea: Belize , Roatan, Panama , Bahamas , Vieques , Puerto Rico ( Thomas & Klebba 2006 ), Panama ( White 2011 ).