Leucothoe cheiriserra Serejo, 1998

White, Kristine N., 2011, A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078, Zootaxa 3078 (1), pp. 1-113 : 47

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3078.1.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5244137
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038D8786-FFD1-FFFC-FF71-EA56FC9D8D3C
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Leucothoe cheiriserra Serejo, 1998
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Treatment

Leucothoe cheiriserra Serejo, 1998: 123–128 , figs 13–15.

Type locality and specimens. Paredes Reef , Abrolhos, Bahia, Brazil. Holotype, female, 2.8 mm, MNRJ 8542 View Materials ; paratypes, unmeasured males and females, MNRJ 8544 View Materials , MNRJ 8543 View Materials , MNRJ 8545 View Materials , MNRJ 8546 View Materials , USNM 282801 View Materials , ZMA Amph. 203833.

Material examined. No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by Serejo (1998).

Diagnosis (female). Maxilliped outer plate tuberculate. Maxilla 1 palp constricted. Gnathopod 1 propodus palm with large triangular teeth; short dactylus. Telson apex bidentate.

Male (sexually dimorphic characters). Gnathopod 1 propodus with stronger dentition on inner margin. Gnathopod 2 carpus anterior margin serrate.

Habitat. Coral reefs; depth not reported.

Host. Unknown.

Distribution. Atlantic Ocean: Bahia, Brazil ( Serejo 1998).