Leucothoe acutilobata Ledoyer, 1978

White, Kristine N., 2011, A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078, Zootaxa 3078 (1), pp. 1-113 : 40

Leucothoe acutilobata Ledoyer, 1978

Leucothoe acutilobata Ledoyer, 1978a: 295–297 , fig. 36.

Type locality and specimens. Mauritius. Holotype, male, 3 mm.

Material examined. No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by Ledoyer (1978a).

Diagnosis. Quadrate anterodistal head margin. Anteriorly projected ventral keel. Minute accessory flagellum. Gnathopod 2 propodus with displaced mediofacial setal row.

Note. The original description by Ledoyer is vague. Examination of type or topotypic material is necessary to clarify diagnostic characters for this species and to determine if this species is synonymous with another species.

Female (sexually dimorphic characters). Unknown.

Habitat. Habitat and Depth not reported.

Host. Unknown.

Distribution. Indian Ocean: Mauritius ( Ledoyer 1978a).