Leucothoe diemensis

Leucothoe diemensis (Haswell, 1879) Leucothoe diemensis Haswell, 1879a: 262, 263, pl. 9, fig. 5. — Haswell, 1882: 249. — Stebbing, 1906: 168. — Stebbing, 1910b: 636. —J.L. Barnard, 1974b: 94. — Myers, 1985: 92, 93, figs 71, 72. — Lowry & Stoddart, 2003: 155. Type locality and specimens. Esperence Point, d'Entrecasteaux Channel, Tasmania, 43º19.5'S 147º05.5'E. Types apparently lost. Material examined. No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by Haswell (1879) and Myers (1985). Diagnosis. Gnathopod 2 carpus with large subdistal tooth. Coxa 3 distal margin oblique. Pereopods 5–7 bases narrowly expanded. Female (sexually dimorphic characters). Gnathopod 2 carpus distally rounded with a large subdistal tooth; propodus with more sparse mediofacial setae; and submarginal setae present. Habitat. Among lace bryozoans and red algae. Host. Sponges. Distribution. Pacific Ocean: Tasmania (Haswell 1879a; Haswell 1882; Stebbing 1906; J.L. Barnard 1974b; Lowry & Stoddart 2003), New South Wales, Australia (Stebbing 1910b), Fiji (Myers 1985c).Published as part of White, Kristine N., 2011, A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078, pp. 1-113 in Zootaxa 3078 (1) on page 50, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3078.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/524382