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 neptunea
Moore, 1987
Leucothoe neptunea
Moore, 1987: 254–258
, figs 11–13. —
Lowry & Stoddart, 2003: 156
.
Type locality and specimens.
Tinderbox
,
d'Entrecasteaux Channel
,
Tasmania
.
Holotype
, male,
3 mm
,
AM
P
36287;
paratype
, sex unknown,
AM
P
36288.
Material examined.
No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by
Moore (1987)
.
Diagnosis.
Maxilliped outer plate tuberculate. Gnathopod 1 basis distally expanded; carpus and propodus narrow; dactylus short. Gnathopod 2 basis with setose posterior margin; carpus extremely short; propodus mediofacial setal row thick; dactylus elongate, geniculate. Coxa 3 distal margin serrate. Pereopods 5–7 bases narrowly expanded. Telson apex rounded.
Female
(sexually dimorphic characters).
Unknown.
Habitat.
Among holdfasts of the brown kelp
Ecklonia radiata
;
3–
4 m
.
Host.
Unknown.
Distribution.
Pacific Ocean:
Tasmania
(
Moore 1987
;
Lowry & Stoddart 2003
).