Leucothoe Leach, 1814

White, Kristine N. & Reimer, James Davis, 2012, Commensal Leucothoidae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) of the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan. Part II: sponge-dwellers, ZooKeys 166, pp. 1-58 : 3

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.166.2313

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scientific name

Leucothoe Leach, 1814
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Generic diagnosis.

Eyes, if present, generally well developed with 10 or more ommatidia. Mandibles lacking molars, palp three articulate; right lacinia mobilis smaller than left. Maxilliped inner plates fused, palp 4-articulate; outer plates not reaching apex of palp article 1. Coxa 1-4 relatively equal in widths. Pereopods 5-7 bases generally expanded. Minimal to no sexual dimorphism.