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 akaisen White and Reimer, 2012c ( Fig. 2A ) Leucothoe akaisen White and Reimer, 2012c: 18-22 , figs. 3, 4, 15D. Fig. 1. Map showing the study area (arrows pointed). Table 1. List of leucothoid species previously reported from the South China and Philippine Seas.

Species	Location	Host	Depth
Anamixis dentatus Ren, 2006	Nansha Islands	Sea weed	unknown
Anamixis vestigium ( Ren, 2006 )	Hainan Province, China	Coral reef	intertidal
Leucothoe alcyone Imbach, 1967	Vietnam	Mud	15 m
Leucothoe eltoni Thomas, 2015	Philippines	Ascidians	2-20 m
Leucothoe furina ( Savigny, 1816 )	Vietnam (reported by Imbach, 1967 )	Sand	8 m

© 2018 Academia Sinica, Taiwan Material examined : 1 male , 1 female ; KNW- Dongsha-2017-8b, Dongsha Atoll, northwest fore reef, 20°46'23.75"N , 116°45'58.78"E , 17.4 m ; 24 May 2017 ; K.N. White, collector. Ecology : This species occurs among coral rubble in Taiwanese waters and the Ryukyus Archipelago (present study; White and Reimer 2012c ). Distribution : South China Sea: Dongsha Atoll, Taiwan (present study); East China Sea: Ishigaki Island, Iriomote Island, Okinawa Island (all Okinawa ), Tokunoshima Island, Yakushima Island (both Kagoshima ), Japan ( White and Reimer 2012c ).