A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078
Author
White, Kristine N.
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Zootaxa
2011
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 occidentalis
(
Reid, 1951
)
L. spinicarpa
var.
occidentalis
Reid, 1951: 225
, 226, fig. 24.
L. spinicarpa
Serejo, 1998: 108
, 109, figs 1, 2.
L. occidentalis
Krapp-Shickel & Menioui, 2005: 71
, 72, fig. 6.
Type
locality and specimens.
Tropical
West Africa
,
9°30'N
14–
15°W
. Males and females,
4–5 mm
.
Material examined.
No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by
Reid (1951)
and
Krapp-Schickel & Menioui (2005)
.
Diagnosis.
Gnathopod 1 basis with facial setae. Gnathopod 2 carpus distally truncate; propodus mediofacial setal row displaced to midline. Epimeron 1 with anteroventral tuft of setae. Uropod 3 peduncle elongate. Telson apex with a strong point. Red banding on the body with black eyes.
Female
(sexually dimorphic characters).
Without red bands on body, pink eyes.
Habitat.
Among sand, sponges and corals;
0–30 m
.
Host.
Unknown.
Distribution.
Atlantic Ocean: West Africa (
Reid 1951
),
Brazil
(
Serejo 1998
),
Morocco
(
Krapp-Schickel & Menioui 2005
).