A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078 Author White, Kristine N. text Zootaxa 2011 2011-10-28 3078 1 1 113 https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3078.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3078.1.1 1175­5334 5243821 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 ).