Leucothoe flammosa Thomas & Klebba, 2007

White, Kristine N., 2011, A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078, Zootaxa 3078 (1), pp. 1-113 : 52

Leucothoe flammosa Thomas & Klebba, 2007

Leucothoe spinicarpa Ortiz, 1975: 8 .

Leucothoe flammosa Thomas & Klebba, 2007: 10–15 , figs 4–6. — White, 2011: 28 , 29, fig. 5.

Type locality and specimens. Key West , Florida, USA, 24°33'32"N 81°48'35"W. Holotype, male, 5.4 mm, YPM 38643; paratype, female, 4.3 mm, YPM 38644.

Material examined. Unmeasured males and females, YPM 38643, YPM 38644, YPM 38645. Diagnosis based on description by Thomas & Klebba (2007).

Diagnosis. Short antennae. Maxilliped inner plate with numerous facial setae. Gnathopod 1 basis anteroproximally expanded with setose posterior margin; carpus distal margin densely setose; dactylus very short. Gnathopod 2 propodus with numerous submarginal setae. Pereopods 5–7 bases narrowly expanded.

Female (sexually dimorphic characters). Gnathopod 1 basis anterior margin not expanded proximally, with a single subdistal seta, posterior margin slightly convex with five mid-marginal setae; carpus with fewer posterior setae (nine versus 17); propodus scimitar shaped. Gnathopod 2 propodus with single line of mediofacial setae.

Habitat. Coral reefs, sand; 1– 20 m.

Host. In the mantle cavities of Lima scabra , Americardia media Linnaeus, 1758 , Atrina rigida (Lightfoot) , Lithophaga antillarum Orbigny, 1846 , Lucina pennsylvanica Linneaus, 1758 , and Mytilopsis leucopheata Conrad, 1831 .

Distribution. Western Atlantic Ocean: Florida Keys ( Thomas & Klebba 2007). Caribbean Sea: Belize ( Thomas & Klebba 2007), Panama ( White 2011).