Leucothoe macrodonta ( Ledoyer, 1986 )

White, Kristine N., 2011, A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078, Zootaxa 3078 (1), pp. 1-113 : 59-60

Leucothoe macrodonta ( Ledoyer, 1986)

Leucothoe richiardii macrodonta Ledoyer, 1986: 673 , fig. 259.

Leucothoe macrodonta (nomen novum) Barnard & Karaman, 1991: 412.

Type locality and specimens. Nosy Be , Madagascar. Holotype, female, 8.0 mm. Material examined. No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by Ledoyer

(1986).

Diagnosis (female). Ventral keel anterior margin excavate. Minute accessory flagellum. Antenna 2 longer than antenna 1. Gnathopod 2 basis with setose posterior margin; carpus distally truncate. Coxa 6 with facial setae. Pereopods 5–7 bases narrowly expanded. Epimeron 3 posteroventral corner sinuous with simple cusp. Telson apex with a strong point.

Male (sexually dimorphic characters). Unknown.

Habitat. Habitat not reported; 245–255 m.

Host. Unknown.

Distribution. Indian Ocean: Madagascar ( Ledoyer 1986; Barnard & Karaman 1991).