Leucothoe lihue J.L. Barnard, 1970

White, Kristine N., 2011, A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078, Zootaxa 3078 (1), pp. 1-113 : 58-59

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scientific name	Leucothoe lihue J.L. Barnard, 1970
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Treatment

Leucothoe lihue J.L. Barnard, 1970: 209–211 , fig. 136. —J.L. Barnard, 1971a: 103. — Ledoyer, 1978a: 298. — Ledoyer, 1979a:

102–105, fig. 64. — Ledoyer, 1986: 663, 664, fig. 254. — Serejo, 1998: 115–117, figs 6, 7.

Type locality and specimens. MokuManu, Oahu. Holotype, male, 3.3 mm, BPBM 7289 View Materials .

Material examined. No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by J. L. Barnard (1970 a).

Diagnosis. Truncate anterior head margin. Ventral keel anterior margin with projection; anteroventral margin with cusp. Gnathopod 1 coxa anterior margin serrate; propodus curved; dactylus short. Gnathopod 2 carpus distally truncate, spoon-like. Coxae 5, 6 with facial setae. Pereopods 5–7 bases narrowly expanded.

Female (sexually dimorphic characters). Unknown.

Habitat. Among black coral and mollusks; 26–33 m.

Host. Unknown.

Distribution. Pacific Ocean: Hawaiian Islands (J.L. Barnard 1970; J.L. Barnard 1971). Indian Ocean: Madagascar ( Ledoyer 1978a; Ledoyer 1979a; Ledoyer 1986). Atlantic Ocean: Abrolhos, Brazil ( Serejo 1998).