A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078
Author
White, Kristine N.
text
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 pacifica
Nagata, 1963
Leucothoe pacifica
Nagata, 1963: 2
, 3, fig. 1.
Type locality and specimens.
Kushiro
,
Hokkaido
,
Japan
,
42°40'N
144°30'E
.
Holotype
, female,
13 mm
, Cat. no. 3084.
Material examined.
No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by
Nagata (1963)
.
Diagnosis
(female).
Truncate anterior head margin. Ventral keel with excavate anterior margin; anteroventral corner with projection. Eyes absent. Gnathopod 1 basis posterior margin setose. Pereopods 5 and 7 bases narrowly expanded. Epimeron 3 posteroventral corner sinuous with simple cusp.
Male
(sexually dimorphic characters). Unknown.
Habitat.
Habitat not reported,
490 m
.
Host.
Unknown.
Distribution.
Pacific Ocean: Kushiro,
Hokkaido
,
Japan
(
Nagata 1963
).