Leucothoe ortizi Winfield & Alvarez, 2009

White, Kristine N., 2011, A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078, Zootaxa 3078 (1), pp. 1-113 : 65

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3078.1.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5244241
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scientific name	Leucothoe ortizi Winfield & Alvarez, 2009
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Leucothoe ortizi Winfield & Alvarez, 2009: 12–16 , figs 1–3.

Type locality and specimens. Blanca Reef, Veracruz Mexico, 19°5.17'N 96°0.17'W. Holotype, male, 6.9 mm, CNCR 24840; paratypes, Leucothoe spinicarpa, CNCR 24841, Leucothoe sp. 1 , CNCR 24842, Leucothoe sp. 2 , CNCR 24843.

Material examined. No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by Winfield & Alvarez (2009).

Diagnosis. Cuspate anterodistal head margin. Coxae 1–3 with serrate distal and posterior margins; coxae 3–4 with serrate anterior margins; coxa 1 with facial setae. Gnathopod 2 carpus recurved, distally rounded; propodus distal margin with blade-like process. Uropod 3 peduncle elongate. Telson apex with weak point or truncate with marginal setae.

Female (sexually dimorphic characters). Unknown.

Habitat. Coral reefs; 13 m.

Host. Unknown; collected from artificial substrate.

Distribution. Gulf of Mexico: Veracruz, Mexico ( Winfield & Alvarez 2009).