Leucothoe antarctica Pfeffer, 1888

White, Kristine N., 2011, A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078, Zootaxa 3078 (1), pp. 1-113 : 42

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3078.1.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5244117
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038D8786-FFD6-FFFB-FF71-E9FFFC798AED
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Leucothoe antarctica Pfeffer, 1888
status

Treatment

Leucothoe antarctica Pfeffer, 1888: 128 , pl. 2, fig. 4. — Stebbing, 1906: 168.

Leucothoe spinicarpa Della Vale, 1893: 653 .

Type locality and specimens. South Georgia. Defective specimen, 5 mm .

Material examined. No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by Pfeffer (1888).

Diagnosis (sex unknown). Pfeffer’s (1888) original description of Leucothoe antarctica is vague and states that this species is “similar in every respect” to Leucothoe articulosa Montagu.

Note. The original illustrations were unavailable for viewing. Pending analysis of type or topotypic material, this should not be considered a valid species.

Female (sexually dimorphic characters). Unknown.

Habitat. Habitat and depth not reported.

Host. Unknown.

Distribution. South Atlantic Ocean: South Georgia ( Pfeffer 1888).