Anamixis vanga Thomas, 1997

White, Kristine N., 2011, A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078, Zootaxa 3078 (1), pp. 1-113 : 22

Anamixis vanga Thomas, 1997

Anamixis vanga Thomas, 1997: 70–73 , figs 17, 18. — White, 2011: 25 , 26, fig. 2.

Type locality and specimens. Carrie Bow Cay , Belize. Holotype, anamorph male, 4.85 mm, USNM 243319 ; paratypes, anamorph male, 4.34 mm, USNM 243320 , leucomorph male, 3.14 mm, USNM 243321 , leucomorph females, 2.65 mm, USNM 243322 , 3.14 mm, USNM 243323 , unmeasured leucomorphs and anamorph, USNM 243324 .

Material examined. 3 anamorph males and 4 leucomorph females ( JDT Bel 06–5B); 5 leucomorph males and females ( JDT Bel 06–3B). Diagnosis based on description by Thomas (1997).

Diagnosis. Ventral keel short and subrectangular. Gnathopod 1 carpus and propodus each having 1 terminal seta. Gnathopod 2 propodus elongate with 3 large projections.

Leucomorph (juvenile/sexually dimorphic characters). Male or female. Head anterior margin rounded, anterodistal margin evenly rounded. Ventral cephalic keel anterior margin rounded, anteroventral margin with a downward projecting cusp. Mouthparts well-developed. Mandibular palp one articulate. Gnathopod 1 anterodistal corner without cusp; carpus length 7 x width, distal margin setose, proximal margin dentate; propodus palm dentate; dactylus very short. Gnathopod 2 basis anterior margin with 1–3 setae; carpus 0.4 x propodus length, straight, distally truncate; propodus with one mediofacial setal row above midline, palm sub-rectangular; dactylus curved/geniculate.

Habitat. Among coral rubble, back reef areas; 5–15 m.

Host. Large solitary tunicates, often Ascidia interrupta Heller, 1878 (in branchial baskets) and asconoid sponges.

Distribution. Western Atlantic: Georgia to the Florida Keys ( Thomas 1997). Caribbean Sea: Belize ( Thomas 1997), Panama ( White 2011).