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 bise White and Reimer, 2012b ( Fig. 2C ) Leucothoe bise White and Reimer, 2012b: 7-11 , figs. 3-4, 24B. Material examined : 1 female ; KNW-Peng-4A, Penghu , Go Sha Zai, 23°22'70.2"N, 119°31'98.4"E, 7 m ; 31 July 2013 ; K.N. White, collector. 1 male , 3 female ; KNW-Green-2C, Green Island Cshin-lang, 22°39'13.19"N , 121°29'37.70"E , 8 m ; 4 August 2013 ; K.N. White, collector. 2 males , 1 female ; KNW-Dongsha-2017-3d,g, Dongsha Atoll lagoon, 20°42'14.76"N , 116°48'17.21"E , 11 m ; 21 May 2017 ; K.N. White, collector. 2 males , 6 females ; KNW-Dongsha-2 0 1 7-4b, Dongsha Atoll southeast fore reef, 20°38'11.4"N , 116°54'25.85"E , 17 m ; 22 May 2017 ; K.N. White, collector. 3 males , 1 female ; KNW-Dongsha- 2017-5b,e, Dongsha Atoll southeast fore reef, 20°36'58.57"N , 116°53'14.78"E , 15 m ; 22 May 2017 ; K.N. White, collector. 4 males , 11 females ; KNW-Dongsha-2017-6c, 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 ; KNW- Dongsha-2017-7c, 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. 2 males , 3 females ; KNW-Dongsha-2017-8a, 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. 1 male , 1 female ; KNW-Dongsha- 2017-9c, 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. 1 male , 1 female , 1 juvenile ; KNW-Dongsha-2017-11c, Dongsha Atoll, southwest lagoon, 20°39'32.00"N , 116°45'14.68"E , 5 m ; 26 May 2017 ; K.N. White, collector. 3 females ; KNW-Dongsha-2017-13a, Dongsha Atoll, south fore reef, 20°35'08.62"N , 116°47'28.67"E , 20 m ; 30 May 2017 ; K.N. White, collector. Ecology : This species lives inside sponges of the genus Haliclona Grant, 1836 and among coral rubble in Taiwanese waters (present study) and inside sponges of the genus Tedania Gray, 1867 and among coral rubble in the Ryukyus Archipelago ( White and Reimer 2012b ). Distribution : South China Sea: Penghu , Dongsha Atoll, Taiwan ; Philippine Sea: Green Island, Taiwan (present study); East China Sea: Okinawa Island, Iriomote Island (both Okinawa ), Japan ( White and Reimer 2012b ).