Leucothoe dentata Ledoyer, 1973

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Leucothoe dentata Ledoyer, 1973

Leucothoe sp. Ledoyer, 1968: 31 , pls 9, 10.

Leucothoe dentata Ledoyer, 1973c: 69 , pls 15, 16. — Ledoyer, 1986: 657–658, figs 247–250. — Ortiz & Lalana, 1997: 108.

Type locality and specimens. Tulear , Madagascar. Holotype, unmeasured male; paratypes, unmeasured female, male, 4.5 mm.

Material examined. No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by Ledoyer (1973c).

Diagnosis. Gnathopod 1 dactylus short. Gnathopod 2 carpus distally truncate, spoon-like. Epimeron 3 sinuous with bi-dentate cusp.

Note. This species is similar to L. articulosa and L. denticulata . Examination of type material is necessary to clarify diagnostic characters that were not drawn or mentioned in the original description.

Female (sexually dimorphic characters). Female gnathopod 2 propodus with smaller projections and carpus not spoon-like.

Habitat. In coarse, fine, and muddy sand; 6–48 m.

Host. Unknown.

Distribution. Indian Ocean: Tulear, Madagascar ( Ledoyer 1968; Ledoyer 1973c; Ledoyer 1986). Indo–Pacific Ocean: Bunaken, Indonesia ( Ortiz & Lalana 1997).