Leucothoe saron Thomas & Klebba, 2007

White, Kristine N., 2011, A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078, Zootaxa 3078 (1), pp. 1-113 : 69

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3078.1.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5244297
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scientific name	Leucothoe saron Thomas & Klebba, 2007
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Leucothoe saron Thomas & Klebba, 2007: 20–25 , figs 11–13.

Type locality and specimens. Carrie Bow Cay , Belize, 16º48.136’N 88º04.723’W. Holotype, male, 6.7 mm, YPM 38649; paratype, female, 6.9 mm, YPM 38650. GoogleMaps

Material examined. Unmeasured males and females, YPM 38649, YPM 38650. Diagnosis based on description by Thomas & Klebba (2007).

Diagnosis. Gnathopod 2 distomedial margins of articles 2–3 with long brushes of recurved setae; carpus distally truncate. Epimeron 1 with anteroventral tuft of setae.

Female (sexually dimorphic characters). Gnathopod 1 basis anterior margin with five long setae (versus short setae), posterodistal margin with group of six short setae (versus no posterior setae in holotype). Gnathopod 2 basis anterior margin with 15 long setae (versus 13 short setae in male); distomedial setal tufts on articles 2 and 3 reduced in length; carpus apically rounded with three small serrations; propodus mediofacial setal row with more setae than found in male; medial surface of propodus with two setae in secondary row, and row of seven submarginal posterior setae on palm.

Habitat. Coral reefs; 1– 10 m.

Host. Sponges: Pseudoceratina crassa and Iotrochota birotulata .

Distribution. Caribbean Sea: Belize ( Thomas & Klebba 2007).