Leucothoe denticulata Costa, 1853

White, Kristine N., 2011, A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078, Zootaxa 3078 (1), pp. 1-113 : 49-50

Leucothoe denticulata Costa, 1853

Leucothoe denticulata Costa, 1851 : no text, pl. 9, fig. 3. — Costa, 1853: 177. — Costa, 1857: 226, 227. — Bate, 1862: 158. — Heller, 1866: 33, pl. 3, figs 1–5. — Krapp-Schickel & Menioui, 2005: 68–71, figs 2, 3 (neotype).

Leucothoe spinicarpa Della Valle, 1893: 653 , 654, t. 6 fig. 4, t. 19, figs 1–20. — Chevreux & Fage, 1925: 122, figs 118, 119. — Krapp-Schickel, 1975: 94, 95, pls 1, 2. — Krapp-Schickel, 1989: 456, fig. 309.

Type locality and specimens. Gulf of Napoli. Neotype, male, 5–15 mm.

Material examined. No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by Krapp- Schickel & Menioui (2005) and Krapp-Schickel (1975).

Diagnosis. Coxa 1 anterodistal margin rounded. Gnathopod 2 propodus elongate, mediofacial setal row displaced to midline.

Note. Most descriptions of Leucothoe denticulata are vague and examination of the type material is necessary to properly diagnose this species, which is similar to L. articulosa and L. dentata .

Female (sexually dimorphic characters). Gnathopod 2 carpus truncate, not spoon-like; propodus with smaller tubercles.

Habitat. Habitat not reported; 20–75 m.

Host. Ascidians ( Ascidia mentula Müller, 1776 ) or sponges.

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea: Gulf of Naples ( Costa 1851; Costa 1853; Costa 1857; Bate 1862; Della Vale 1893; Chevreux & Fage 1925; Krapp-Schickel & Menioui 2005). Northern Adriatic Sea ( Heller 1866; Chevreux & Fage 1925). Baltic Sea ( Krapp-Schickel 1975, 1989.