Leucothoe ubouhu Thomas & Klebba, 2007

White, Kristine N., 2011, A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078, Zootaxa 3078 (1), pp. 1-113 : 74

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3078.1.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5244353
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scientific name	Leucothoe ubouhu Thomas & Klebba, 2007
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Leucothoe ubouhu Thomas & Klebba, 2007: 25–30 , figs 15–18. — White, 2011: 30 View Cited Treatment , 31, fig. 8.

Type locality and specimens. Co Cat Cay , Pelican Cays, Belize, 16º39.527’N 88º12.032’W. Holotype, male, 9.0 mm, YPM 38656; paratype, female, 7.8 mm, YPM 38657. GoogleMaps

Material examined. Unmeasured males and females, YPM 38656, YPM 38657, YPM 38658. Diagnosis based on description by Thomas & Klebba (2007).

Diagnosis. Angular anterior head margin; anterodistal margin slightly concave. Mandibular palp article 2 with 16–17 setae. Gnathopod 1 coxa with serrate anterior margin. Gnathopod 2 carpus distally truncate; propodus with two mediofacial setal rows, palm with three major tubercles.

Female (sexually dimorphic characters). Gnathopod 1 basis posterior margin with slight proximal inflation, anterior margin with nine setae, posterodistal margin with 10 long setae. Gnathopod 2 basis anterior margin with 11 scattered long and short setae, anterodistal corner with tuft of four short setae, posterodistal margin with three setae; carpus distally oblique, with six to eight apical setae.

Habitat. Coral reefs; 2–15 m.

Host. Sponge: Spongia obliqua .

Distribution. Atlantic Ocean: Florida Keys ( Thomas & Klebba 2007) Caribbean Sea: Belize ( Thomas & Klebba 2007), Panama ( White 2011).