A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078
Author
White, Kristine N.
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Zootaxa
2011
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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Nepanamixis dianthus
Thomas, 1997
Nepanamixis dianthus
Thomas, 1997: 74–77
, figs 19, 20.
Type locality and specimens.
Carrie Bow Cay
,
Belize
.
Holotype
, anamorph male,
2.44 mm
,
USNM 243334
;
paratypes
anamorph male,
2.39 mm
,
USNM 243335
, leucomorph males,
2.52 mm
,
USNM 243336
, 2.00 mm,
USNM 243337
, leucomorph female,
1.93 mm
,
USNM 243338
.
Material examined.
No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by
Thomas (1997)
.
Diagnosis.
Gnathopod 1 carpus inflated, inner margin cuspate. Gnathopod 2 carpus with serrate lateral ridge; propodus elongate. Coxa 4 ventral margin crenulate.
Leucomorph
(juvenile/sexually dimorphic characters).
Male
. Mouthparts well developed. Coxae 1–2 relative widths 1.0: 2.6. Gnathopod 1 coxa distal margin setose with projection; carpus length 5.2 x width, proximal margin smooth, terminal ornamentation consisting of four terminal spines; propodus posterior margin with a short, thick spine-seta; palm dentate; dactylus with proximal notch, between 0.1 and 0.2 x propodus length. Gnathopod 2 carpus 0.6 x propodus length, straight, distally rounded, anterior margin smooth; propodus posterior margin with spines/serrations, with one mediofacial setal row above midline, palm sub-rectangular with 1–6 major tubercles; dactylus reaching 0.5–0.7 x propodus length. Female: Gnathopod 2 smaller, propodus palm more oblique and slightly excavate.
Note.
Leucomorphs were confirmed by
Thomas [1997]
from rearing experiments.
Habitat.
Among coral rubble;
1–2 m
.
Host.
Unknown.
Distribution.
Caribbean Sea:
Belize
(
Thomas 1997
).