Leucothoe minuscula Schellenberg, 1938a

White, Kristine N., 2011, A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078, Zootaxa 3078 (1), pp. 1-113 : 62

Leucothoe minuscula Schellenberg, 1938a

Leucothoe minuscula Schellenberg, 1938a: 23–25 , fig. 12.

Type locality and specimens. Aranuka, Gilbert Islands. Holotype, male, 2 mm; paratype, female, 2 mm.

Material examined. No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by Schellenberg, 1938a.

Diagnosis. Truncate anterior head margin. Gnathopod 1 basis anteroproximally expanded; propodus narrowing distally; dactylus very short. Gnathopod 2 basis distally expanded; carpus with small subdistal tooth; propodus palm convex with three to four major tubercles. Pereopod 7 basis broadly expanded.

Note. Leucothoe minuscula is very similar to L. micronesiae and Barnard (1965) states that L. micronesiae may represent the female of L. minuscula . Based on several morphological differences these are likely two separate species.

Female (sexually dimorphic characters). Gnathopod 1 basis not expanded; propodus with smaller tubercles.

Habitat. Coral reefs; depth not reported.

Host. Unknown.

Distribution. Pacific Ocean: Gilbert Islands (Schellenberg 1938).