Leucothoe hipposideros White & Thomas, 2009

White, Kristine N., 2011, A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078, Zootaxa 3078 (1), pp. 1-113 : 55

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3078.1.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5244171
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038D8786-FFC9-FFE4-FF71-EB9AFB818FF0
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Leucothoe hipposideros White & Thomas, 2009
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Treatment

Leucothoe hipposideros White & Thomas, 2009: 511–515 View Cited Treatment , figs 11, 12.

Type locality and specimens. Horseshoe Reef , Lizard Island, 14°41.21'S 145°26.49'E. Holotype, male, 3.2 mm, AM P 71233; paratypes, male, 2.5 mm, AMP 79805, female, 2.0 mm, AMP 79806. GoogleMaps

Material examined. Unmeasured males and females, AM P 71233, AM P 79805, AM P 79806, AM P 79807. Diagnosis based on description by White & Thomas (2009).

Diagnosis. Ventral cephalic keel with small projection. Maxilla 1 palp one articulate. Maxilliped outer plate serrate. Gnathopod 1 coxa serrate, setose; basis bare; propodus palm dentate with seven to nine large triangular teeth; dactylus with medial notch, reaching 0.1 x propodus length. Gnathopod 2 basis slightly widened distally, posterior margin with one to four setae; carpus distally tapered, serrate; propodus with two rows of submarginal setae, palm convex with six minor projections. Uropods 1 and 3 rami lined with short marginal setae. Uropod 2, inner ramus bare.

Female (sexually dimorphic characters). Gnathopod 1 propodus palm with six teeth. Gnathopod 2 propodus palm with less prominent projections, fewer mediofacial setae; carpus anterior margin smooth.

Habitat. Among coral rubble; 2–12 m.

Host. Unknown.

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