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Leucothoe acutilobata Ledoyer 1978

Description

Leucothoe acutilobata Ledoyer, 1978

Leucothoe acutilobata Ledoyer, 1978a: 295–297, fig. 36.

Type locality and specimens. Mauritius. Holotype, male, 3 mm.

Material examined. No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by Ledoyer (1978a).

Diagnosis. Quadrate anterodistal head margin. Anteriorly projected ventral keel. Minute accessory flagellum. Gnathopod 2 propodus with displaced mediofacial setal row.

Note. The original description by Ledoyer is vague. Examination of type or topotypic material is necessary to clarify diagnostic characters for this species and to determine if this species is synonymous with another species.

Female (sexually dimorphic characters). Unknown.

Habitat. Habitat and Depth not reported.

Host. Unknown.

Distribution. Indian Ocean: Mauritius (Ledoyer 1978a).

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 40, 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
Ledoyer
Species
acutilobata
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Leucothoe acutilobata Ledoyer, 1978 sec. White, 2011

References

  • Ledoyer, M. (1978 a) Amphipodes Gammariens (Crustacea) des biotopes cavitaires organogenes recifaux de l'ile Maurice (Oce- an Indien). The Mauritius Institute Bulletin 8, 197 - 332.