Published October 28, 2011 | Version v1
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Paraleucothoe flindersi

Description

Paraleucothoe flindersi (Stebbing, 1888)

Leucothoe flindersi Stebbing, 1888: 779–782, pl. 48.

Paraleucothoe novaehollandiae Chilton, 1922: 6, 7, fig. 2. — Chilton, 1923: 88, 89, fig. 2.

Paraleucothoe flindersi Lowry & Stoddart, 2003: 157.

Type locality and specimens. Flinders Passage, 10º30'S 132º18'E. Holotype, sex unknown, 2.5 mm, possibly BMNH.

Material examined. No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by Stebbing, 1888.

Diagnosis (sex unknown): Mandibular palp article 2 thick. Maxilliped outer plate tuberculate. Gnathopod 1 basis anterior margin with long setae; carpus with setose distal margin; propodus curved; dactylus short.

Female (sexually dimorphic characters). Unknown.

Habitat. Coral mud; 11–15 m (reported as 7–8 fthm).

Host. Unknown.

Distribution. Pacific Ocean: Flinders Passage (Stebbing 1888; Lowry & Stoddart 2003), Australia (Chilton 1922; Chilton 1923).

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 pages 76-77, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3078.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5243821

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
BMNH
Family
Leucothoidae
Genus
Paraleucothoe
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Amphipoda
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Stebbing
Species
flindersi
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Paraleucothoe flindersi (Stebbing, 1888) sec. White, 2011

References

  • Stebbing, T. R. R. (1888) Report on the Amphipoda collected by H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873 - 1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873 - 76, Zoology, 29, 1 - 1737.
  • Chilton, C. (1922) Results of Dr. E. Mjobergs Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910 - 13. XXXI. Amphipoda. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar Series 3, 63, 1 - 11.
  • Chilton, C. (1923) Occasional notes on Australian Amphipoda. Records of the Australian Museum, 14, 79 - 100.
  • Lowry, J. K. & Stoddart, H. E. (2003) Crustacea, Malacostraca, Syncarida, Peracarida. In: Beesley, P. L. & Houston, W. W. K. (Eds.), Zoological Catalogue of Australia 19.2 B. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne, pp. 531.