Leucothoe thula White & Thomas, 2009

White, Kristine N., 2011, A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078, Zootaxa 3078 (1), pp. 1-113 : 72-73

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3078.1.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5244339
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038D8786-FFB8-FF9A-FF71-EE19FB8188FD
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Leucothoe thula White & Thomas, 2009
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Treatment

Leucothoe thula White & Thomas, 2009: 538–541 View Cited Treatment , figs 27, 28.

Type locality and specimens. 500 m northeast of North Point , Lizard Island, 14°38.700'S 145°27.213'E. Holotype, male, 2.7 mm, AM P 71122; paratype, female, 3.2 mm, AM 79817 . GoogleMaps

Material examined. Unmeasured male and females, AM P 71122, AM P 79817, AM P 71022. Diagnosis based on description by White and Thomas (2009).

Diagnosis. Eyes distally concave. Maxilla 1 palp one articulate. Gnathopod 1 coxa anterodistal margin sub-triangular, with one long facial seta; carpus proximal margin serrate, distal margin setose. Gnathopod 2 carpus distally tapered, smooth; propodus palm convex with three minor projections. Coxae 3–4 setose; coxae 3–6 with facial setae. Epimeron 1 with anteroventral tuft of three setae. Uropods 1–2 rami lined with short marginal setae. Uropod 2 outer ramus with one robust seta.

Female (sexually dimorphic characters). Epimera 1–2 bare.

Habitat. Among asteroid corals, solitary corals, hydroids, forams, crinoids, Halimeda macroloba , Halimeda cylindracea , Caulerpa taxifolia , a species of Gracilaria and a species of Lobophora ; 23 m.

Host. Sponges.

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