Leucothoe brunonis Krapp, 2005

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Leucothoe brunonis Krapp –Shickel & Menioui, 2005

Leucothoe richiardii Lincoln, 1979: 174 , figs 77f, 78e–j.

Leucothoe procera Menioui & Ruffo, 1988: 171 , 172, fig. 6 (not Myers & McGrath, 1982b).

Leucothoe brunonis Krapp-Schickel & Menioui, 2005: 76–80 , fig. 11.

Type locality and specimens. South of Bay of Dakhla, Morocco. Holotype, female, 6 mm, MVRCr 439/ H, slides 4571–4572.

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

Diagnosis (female). Large irregular eyes. Coxae 1 and 3–7 with facial setae. Gnathopod 2 propodus palm smooth. Epimeron 1 with anterior and anteroventral tufts of setae. Lincoln listed the color of this species as yellow with transverse banding in red.

Note. Krapp-Schickel & Menioui list the ecology and depth of Leucothoe brunonis as living among Chaetopterus Cuvier (1830) tubes and 70 m. Lincoln listed these data for Leucothoe richiardii Marine Biological Association, 1957 , which has not been synonymized and should not be used to describe Leucothoe brunonis . Lincoln’s report of Leucothoe richiardii appears to agree closely with Leucothoe brunonis .

Male (sexually dimorphic characters). No significantly sexually dimorphic character.

Habitat. Among coarse sand or Zostera seaweeds; depth not recorded.

Host. Unkown.

Distribution. Atlantic Ocean: European and African coasts ( Lincoln 1979), Morocco ( Menioui & Ruffo 1988; Krapp-Schickel & Menioui 2005).