Leucothoe eltoni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Leucothoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Malacostraca Subclassis: Eumalacostraca Superordo: Peracarida Ordo: Amphipoda Subordo: Amphilochidea Infraordo: Amphilochida Parvordo: Amphilochidira Superfamilia: Leucothoidea

Familia: Leucothoidae
Genus: Leucothoe
Species: Leucothoe eltoni

Name

Leucothoe eltoni Thomas, 2015

Holotype: Male A, 8.10mm; MZB Cru Amp 003, 10 December 2007, JDT-RajAM-46, collected in-situ from branchial baskets of Herdmania sp. tunicates, James Thomas, collector.

Paratypes: Female B, 7.35mm; male C, 7.40mm; and six additional specimens. RMNH.Crus.A.5055, 10 December 2007, Station number JDT-RajAM-46, 20m, collected in-situ from branchial baskets of Herdmania sp. tunicates, James Thomas, collector.

Type locality: Reef slope, Yenweres Bay, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, 00° 29.216’S; 130° 40.394’E, coral reef slope, 20m.

ZooBank: 9C928A8A-EAC1-47E5-9A08-94AD9CC2D116

References

Primary references

Thomas, J. 2015. Leucothoe eltoni sp. n., a new species of commensal leucothoid amphipod from coral reefs in Raja Ampat, Indonesia (Crustacea, Amphipoda). Zookeys 518: 51-66. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.518.9340 Full article Reference page.

Links

Leucothoe eltoni in the World Register of Marine Species

BHL bibliography
Leucothoe eltoni – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Leucothoe eltoni.
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