Taiwanese Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda), Including Three New Species from Dongsha Atoll. Author White, Kristine N. The University of Tampa, Biology, 401 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, FL 33606 U. S. A. Author Machida, Ryuji J. The University of Tampa, Biology, 401 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, FL 33606 U. S. A. & Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road, Section 2, Nankang, Taipei 11529 Taiwan. & The University of Tampa, Biology, 401 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, FL 33606 U. S. A. text Zoological Studies 2018 2018-09-27 57 47 1 22 http://dx.doi.org/10.6620/ZS.2018.57-47 journal article 10.6620/ZS.2018.57-47 1810-522X PMC6517761 31966287 12825927 F347BCBB-F9D5-4A2B-8A01-8CB1183889A9 Leucothoe enko White and Reimer, 2012c ( Fig. 2D ) Leucothoe enko White and Reimer, 2012c: 30-34 , figs. 9-10, 15C. Material examined : 1 male , 1 female ; KNW- G r e e n -3D, G r e e n I s l a n d M u s h r o o m C o r a l, 22°39'24.35"N , 121°28'18.04"E , 20 m ; 4 August 2013 ; K.N. White, collector. 4 males , 6 females ; KNW-Green-4E, Green Island Turtle Bay 22°38'31.04"N , 121°28'50.98"E , 20 m ; 5 August 2013 ; K.N. White, collector. 1 female ; KNW- Dongsha-2017- 6g , Dongsha Atoll east fore reef, 20°40'38.18"N , 116°55'31.30"E , 17.4 m ; 23 May 2017 ; K.N. White, collector. 1 male , 1 female ; KNW-Dongsha-2017-7e, Dongsha Atoll, northeast fore reef, 20°46'52.26"N , 116°45'51.50"E , 17.8 m ; 23 May 2017 ; K.N. White, collector. 1 male ; KNW- Dongsha-2017-9f, Dongsha Atoll, northeast fore reef, 20°46'52.11"N , 116°48'10.81"E , 17.7 m ; 24 May 2017 ; K.N. White, collector. © 2018 Academia Sinica, Taiwan Ecology : This species lives inside gray mucous-filled, red, and red-orange sponges and among coral rubble in Taiwanese waters (present study) and among coral rubble in the Ryukyus Archipelago ( White and Reimer 2012c ). Distribution : South China Sea: Dongsha Atoll, Taiwan ; Philippine Sea: Green Island, Taiwan (present study); East China Sea: Okinawa Island ( Okinawa ), Okinoerabu Island and Tokunoshima Island (both Kagoshima ), Japan ( White and Reimer 2012c ).