Leucothoe nathani

Leucothoe nathani

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 nathani

Name

• Leucothoe nathani White & Reimer, 2012

Holotype: RUMF-ZC-1663, ♂.

Type locality: Japan, Mizugama reef wall (26°21'35"N, 127°44'22"E), in branchial chamber of solitary ascidian, Herdmania of Lahille, 1888, 7–9 m, N.S. White col., 26 February 2011.

Etymology: Named for Nathan Stuart White, amphipod collector extraordinaire, who collected the type specimens of this species. Nathan has provided tremendous support and assistance throughout all sampling efforts in the Ryukyu Archipelago.

References

Primary references

• White, K.N. & Reimer, J.D. 2012. Commensal Leucothoidae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) of the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan. Part I: ascidian-dwellers. ZooKeys 163: 13–55. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.163.2003 . Reference page. 

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