A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078
Author
White, Kristine N.
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Zootaxa
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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 denticulata
Costa
, 1853
Leucothoe denticulata
Costa
, 1851
: no text, pl. 9, fig. 3. —
Costa
, 1853: 177
. —
Costa
, 1857: 226
, 227. —
Bate, 1862: 158
. —
Heller, 1866: 33
, pl. 3, figs 1–5. —
Krapp-Schickel & Menioui, 2005: 68–71
, figs 2, 3 (
neotype
).
Leucothoe spinicarpa
Della Valle, 1893: 653
, 654, t. 6 fig. 4, t. 19, figs 1–20. —
Chevreux & Fage, 1925: 122
, figs 118, 119. —
Krapp-Schickel, 1975: 94
, 95, pls 1, 2. —
Krapp-Schickel, 1989: 456
, fig. 309.
Type locality and specimens.
Gulf
of Napoli.
Neotype
, male,
5–15 mm
.
Material examined.
No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by Krapp- Schickel & Menioui (2005) and
Krapp-Schickel (1975)
.
Diagnosis.
Coxa 1 anterodistal margin rounded. Gnathopod 2 propodus elongate, mediofacial setal row displaced to midline.
Note.
Most descriptions of
Leucothoe denticulata
are vague and examination of the
type
material is necessary to properly diagnose this species, which is similar to
L. articulosa
and
L. dentata
.
Female
(sexually dimorphic characters).
Gnathopod 2 carpus truncate, not spoon-like; propodus with smaller tubercles.
Habitat.
Habitat not reported;
20–75 m
.
Host.
Ascidians (
Ascidia mentula
Müller, 1776
) or sponges.
Distribution.
Mediterranean Sea:
Gulf
of Naples (
Costa
1851
;
Costa
1853
;
Costa
1857
;
Bate 1862
; Della Vale 1893;
Chevreux & Fage 1925
;
Krapp-Schickel & Menioui 2005
). Northern Adriatic Sea (
Heller 1866
;
Chevreux & Fage 1925
). Baltic Sea (
Krapp-Schickel 1975
,
1989
.