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 macrodonta
(
Ledoyer, 1986
)
Leucothoe richiardii macrodonta
Ledoyer, 1986: 673
, fig. 259.
Leucothoe macrodonta
(
nomen novum
)
Barnard & Karaman, 1991: 412
.
Type locality and specimens.
Nosy Be
,
Madagascar
.
Holotype
, female, 8.0 mm.
Material examined.
No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by
Ledoyer
(1986).
Diagnosis
(female).
Ventral keel anterior margin excavate. Minute accessory flagellum. Antenna 2 longer than antenna 1. Gnathopod 2 basis with setose posterior margin; carpus distally truncate. Coxa 6 with facial setae. Pereopods 5–7 bases narrowly expanded. Epimeron 3 posteroventral corner sinuous with simple cusp. Telson apex with a strong point.
Male
(sexually dimorphic characters). Unknown.
Habitat.
Habitat not reported;
245–255 m
.
Host.
Unknown.
Distribution.
Indian Ocean:
Madagascar
(
Ledoyer 1986
;
Barnard & Karaman 1991
).