Leucothoe pacifica Nagata, 1963

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Leucothoe pacifica Nagata, 1963

Leucothoe pacifica Nagata, 1963: 2 , 3, fig. 1.

Type locality and specimens. Kushiro , Hokkaido, Japan, 42°40'N 144°30'E. Holotype, female, 13 mm, Cat. no. 3084.

Material examined. No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by Nagata (1963).

Diagnosis (female). Truncate anterior head margin. Ventral keel with excavate anterior margin; anteroventral corner with projection. Eyes absent. Gnathopod 1 basis posterior margin setose. Pereopods 5 and 7 bases narrowly expanded. Epimeron 3 posteroventral corner sinuous with simple cusp.

Male (sexually dimorphic characters). Unknown.

Habitat. Habitat not reported, 490 m.

Host. Unknown.

Distribution. Pacific Ocean: Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan ( Nagata 1963).