A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078
Author
White, Kristine N.
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Zootaxa
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2011-10-28
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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 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
).