Leucothoe serrata White & Thomas, 2009

White, Kristine N., 2011, A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078, Zootaxa 3078 (1), pp. 1-113 : 69-70

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3078.1.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5244303
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038D8786-FFBB-FF97-FF71-ED89FB8189AE
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Leucothoe serrata White & Thomas, 2009
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Leucothoe serrata White & Thomas, 2009 View in CoL

Leucothoe serrata White & Thomas, 2009: 531–534 View in CoL View Cited Treatment , figs 23, 24.

Type locality and specimens. Half Mile Opening , Yonge Reef, Lizard Island, 14°34.333’S 145°36.866’E. Holotype, male, 2.4 mm, AM P 79781; paratype, female, 3.1 mm, AM P 79782. GoogleMaps

Material examined. Unmeasured males and females, AM P 79781, AM P 79782, AM P 79291, AM P 71212, AM P 71253, AM P 71443, AM P 71373. Diagnosis based on description by White & Thomas (2009).

Diagnosis. Anterior head margin truncate; anterodistal margin quadrate with cusp. Ventral cephalic keel quadrate. Maxilliped outer plate serrate. Gnathopod 1 coxa serrate, setose; basis widened proximally, posterior margin with four setae; carpus proximal margin dentate, distal margin setose; propodus palm smooth; dactylus short. Gnathopod 2 basis posterior margin with five setae; carpus distally tapered, serrate; propodus palm convex with seven major projections. Coxae 3–4 serrate.

Female (sexually dimorphic characters). No significantly sexually dimorphic character.

Habitat. Channel between outer barrier reefs; 13 m.

Host. Sponge: Spirastrella vagabunda .

Distribution. Pacific Ocean: Lizard Island, Australia ( White & Thomas 2009).