Leucothoe tolkieni Vinogradov, 1990

White, Kristine N., 2011, A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078, Zootaxa 3078 (1), pp. 1-113 : 73

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3078.1.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5244341
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038D8786-FFB7-FF9A-FF71-E9B7FC408ABB
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scientific name	Leucothoe tolkieni Vinogradov, 1990
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Leucothoe tolkieni Vinogradov, 1990: 46–48 , pls 8, 9.

Type locality and specimens. Southeastern Pacific. Holotype, female, 5.5 mm.

Material examined. No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by Vinogradov (1990). Diagnosis (female). Truncate anterior head margin; cuspate anterodistal corner. Eyes covering most of head. Gnathopod 1 basis anteroproximally expanded; propodus curved, proximally inflated. Gnathopod 2 carpus distally truncate, spoon-like; propodus with two mediofacial setal rows, palm smooth. Pereopods 5–7 bases narrowly expanded. Telson apex rounded.

Male (sexually dimorphic characters). Unknown.

Habitat. Habitat not reported; 50–365 m.

Host. Unknown, collected in "traps" close to bottom.

Distribution. Southeastern Pacific Ocean ( Vinogradov 1990).