Leucothoe ashleyae Thomas & Klebba, 2006

White, Kristine N., 2011, A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078, Zootaxa 3078 (1), pp. 1-113 : 42-43

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3078.1.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5244119
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038D8786-FFD6-FFF8-FF71-EEEDFABB88D6
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scientific name	Leucothoe ashleyae Thomas & Klebba, 2006
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Treatment

Leucothoe ashleyae Thomas & Klebba, 2006: 14–16 , figs 1–3. — White, 2011: 26 View Cited Treatment , 27, fig. 3.

Type locality and specimens. Whale Shoals , Belize, 16°45.838'N 88°05.723'W. Holotype, male, 3.8 mm, USNM 1081597 View Materials ; paratypes, male, 4.3 mm, female, 2.9 mm, USNM 1081598 View Materials . GoogleMaps

Material examined. Unmeasured males and females, USNM 1081597, USNM 1081598, USNM 1081599. Diagnosis based on description by Thomas & Klebba (2006).

Diagnosis. Gnathopod 1 propodus palm strongly serrate. Gnathopod 2 carpus serrate, expanded distally; propodus palm with two large projections. Epimeron 1 with anteroventral tuft of setae.

Female (sexually dimorphic characters). Gnathopod 2 carpus anterior margin smooth; propodus with three secondary mediofacial setae, palm smooth.

Habitat. Coral reefs; 1–20 m.

Host. Sponges: Callyspongia vaginalis , Amphimedon compressa Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 , Iotrochota birotulata ( Higgin, 1877) , Niphates digitalis Lamarck, 1814 , N. erecta Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 , Pseudoceratina crassa ( Hyatt, 1875) , and Tedania ignis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 .

Distribution. Western Atlantic Ocean: Southeast Florida, Florida Keys ( Thomas & Klebba 2006). Caribbean Sea: Belize, Roatan, Panama, Bahamas, Vieques, Puerto Rico ( Thomas & Klebba 2006), Panama ( White 2011).