Leucothoe crassimana Kossman, 1880

White, Kristine N., 2011, A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078, Zootaxa 3078 (1), pp. 1-113 : 48

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3078.1.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5244141
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038D8786-FFD0-FFFD-FF71-E8FCFA958BC5
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Leucothoe crassimana Kossman, 1880
status

Treatment

Leucothoe crassimana Kossmann, 1880: 131–132 , pl. 13, figs 9, 10. — Sowinsky, 1897: 46–47, pl x. — Sowinsky, 1898: 492– 493, pl. 11, figs 20–22, pl. 12, figs 7, 8. — Stebbing, 1906: 168.

Type locality and specimens. Red Sea. Holotype, female, 7 mm.

Material examined. No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by Kossman (1880).

Diagnosis (female). Kossman’s original description of Leucothoe crassimana is vague with illustrations of only gnathopods 1 and 2.

Note. At best this species was described as belonging to the Leucothoidae . Pending examination of type or topotypic material, this species should not be considered valid.

Male (sexually dimorphic characters). Unknown

Habitat. Habitat and depth not reported.

Host. Unknown.

Distribution. Red Sea: coastal areas ( Kossman 1880; Sowinsky 1897; Sowinsky 1898; Stebbing 1906).