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 stylifera Stimpson, 1856 Leucothoe stylifera Stimpson, 1856b: 383 . — Bate, 1862: 377 , 378. — Della Valle , 1893: 656 . — Stebbing, 1906: 169 . Type locality and specimens. Japan . Holotype , sex unknown, 16.8 mm (reported as 1/ 3 inch ). Material examined. No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by Bate (1862) . Diagnosis (sex unknown): Leucothoe stylifera should not be considered a valid species pending examination of type or topotypic material. Stimpson’s (1856) original description and illustrations and subsequent reports are vague. Bate reports this species as pale orange with red eyes. Female (sexually dimorphic characters). Unknown. Habitat. Habitat and depth not reported. Host. Unknown. Distribution. Pacific Ocean: Japan ( Stimpson 1856b ).