Published October 28, 2011 | Version v1
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Leucothoe antarctica Pfeffer 1888

Description

Leucothoe antarctica Pfeffer, 1888

Leucothoe antarctica Pfeffer, 1888: 128, pl. 2, fig. 4. — Stebbing, 1906: 168.

Leucothoe spinicarpa Della Vale, 1893: 653.

Type locality and specimens. South Georgia. Defective specimen, 5 mm.

Material examined. No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by Pfeffer (1888).

Diagnosis (sex unknown). Pfeffer’s (1888) original description of Leucothoe antarctica is vague and states that this species is “similar in every respect” to Leucothoe articulosa Montagu.

Note. The original illustrations were unavailable for viewing. Pending analysis of type or topotypic material, this should not be considered a valid species.

Female (sexually dimorphic characters). Unknown.

Habitat. Habitat and depth not reported.

Host. Unknown.

Distribution. South Atlantic Ocean: South Georgia (Pfeffer 1888).

Notes

Published as part of White, Kristine N., 2011, A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078, pp. 1-113 in Zootaxa 3078 (1) on page 42, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3078.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5243821

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Leucothoe
Kingdom
Plantae
Order
Ericales
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Scientific name authorship
Pfeffer
Species
antarctica
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Leucothoe antarctica Pfeffer, 1888 sec. White, 2011

References

  • Pfeffer, G. (1888) Die Krebse von Sud - Georgien - nach der Ausbete der Deutschen Station 1882 - 1883. - 2. Teil. Die Amphipoden. Jahrbuch der Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten zu Hamburg, 5, 77 - 141.
  • Stebbing, T. R. R. (1906) Amphipoda I. Gammaridea. Das Tierreich, 21, 806.