Leucothoe occidentalis ( Reid, 1951 )

White, Kristine N., 2011, A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078, Zootaxa 3078 (1), pp. 1-113 : 63

Leucothoe occidentalis ( Reid, 1951)

L. spinicarpa var. occidentalis Reid, 1951: 225 , 226, fig. 24.

L. spinicarpa Serejo, 1998: 108 , 109, figs 1, 2.

L. occidentalis Krapp-Shickel & Menioui, 2005: 71 , 72, fig. 6.

Type locality and specimens. Tropical West Africa , 9°30'N 14– 15°W. Males and females, 4–5 mm .

Material examined. No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by Reid (1951) and Krapp-Schickel & Menioui (2005).

Diagnosis. Gnathopod 1 basis with facial setae. Gnathopod 2 carpus distally truncate; propodus mediofacial setal row displaced to midline. Epimeron 1 with anteroventral tuft of setae. Uropod 3 peduncle elongate. Telson apex with a strong point. Red banding on the body with black eyes.

Female (sexually dimorphic characters). Without red bands on body, pink eyes.

Habitat. Among sand, sponges and corals; 0–30 m.

Host. Unknown.

Distribution. Atlantic Ocean: West Africa ( Reid 1951), Brazil ( Serejo 1998), Morocco ( Krapp-Schickel & Menioui 2005).