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 ortizi
Winfield & Alvarez, 2009
Leucothoe ortizi
Winfield & Alvarez, 2009: 12–16
, figs 1–3.
Type locality and specimens.
Blanca Reef,
Veracruz
Mexico
,
19°5.17'N
96°0.17'W
.
Holotype
, male,
6.9 mm
,
CNCR
24840;
paratypes
,
Leucothoe spinicarpa
, CNCR
24841,
Leucothoe
sp. 1
,
CNCR
24842,
Leucothoe
sp. 2
,
CNCR
24843.
Material examined.
No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by
Winfield & Alvarez (2009)
.
Diagnosis.
Cuspate anterodistal head margin. Coxae 1–3 with serrate distal and posterior margins; coxae 3–4 with serrate anterior margins; coxa 1 with facial setae. Gnathopod 2 carpus recurved, distally rounded; propodus distal margin with blade-like process. Uropod 3 peduncle elongate. Telson apex with weak point or truncate with marginal setae.
Female
(sexually dimorphic characters).
Unknown.
Habitat.
Coral reefs;
13 m
.
Host.
Unknown; collected from artificial substrate.
Distribution.
Gulf of
Mexico
:
Veracruz
,
Mexico
(
Winfield & Alvarez 2009
).