Paraleucothoe Stebbing, 1899

White, Kristine N., 2011, A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078, Zootaxa 3078 (1), pp. 1-113 : 76

Paraleucothoe Stebbing, 1899

Paraleucothoe Stebbing, 1899: 208 .

Type-species. Leucothoe novaehollandiae Haswell, 1879b , original designation.

Diagnosis. Maxilliped outer plates reaching to apex of palp article 1. Mandibular palp three articulate; right lacinia mobilis smaller than left. Maxilla 1 palp one articulate. Coxa 1–4 relatively equal in widths. Moderate sexual dimorphism.

Relationships. Differing from Leucothoe in the large maxilliped outer plates and moderate sexual dimorphism. Differing from Anamixis , Nepanamixis , and Paranamixis in coxa 1 not being reduced, well developed mouthparts, and lower level of sexual dimorphism.

Species. Paraleucothoe flindersi Stebbing, 1888 ; Paraleucothoe novaehollandiae ( Haswell, 1879b) .

Habitat and Distribution. Marine, South Pacific: Australia, 0–200 m, in ascidians (especially Pyura Molina, 1782 and coral mud, 2 species.