Leucothoe assimilis J.L. Barnard, 1974

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Leucothoe assimilis J.L. Barnard, 1974

Leucothoe assimilis J.L. Barnard, 1974b: 82–85 , figs 51, 52. — Ledoyer, 1984: 80, 81, fig. 38. — Lowry & Stoddart, 2003: 155.

Type locality and specimens. Western Port , Victoria. Holotype, male, 9.5 mm, NMV.

Material examined. No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by J. L. Barnard (1974).

Diagnosis. Maxilla 1 palp constricted. Gnathopod 2 carpus with large subdistal tooth. Epimeron 1 with anteroventral tuft of setae. Epimeron 3 sinuous with simple cusp. Telson with facial setae.

Note. Leucothoe assimilis Ledoyer, 1984 differs from Barnard’s description in lacking the subdistal tooth on gnathopod 2 carpus and epimeron 3 lacking a cusp. Examination of material is necessary to determine if Ledoyer’s report is actually Leucothoe assimilis .

Female (sexually dimorphic characters). Gnathopod 2 propodus mediofacial setal row displaced to midline and reaching 0.8 of propodus length. Juveniles without posteroventral cusp on epimeron 3.

Habitat. Among bryozoans; 40 m (reported as 22 fthm).

Host. Ascidian: Pyura praeputialis ( Heller, 1878) and sponges.

Distribution. Pacific Ocean: Western Port, Victoria, Australia (J.L. Barnard 1974b; Lowry & Stoddart 2003); New Caledonia: Noumea ( Ledoyer 1984).