Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Leucothoidea 

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

Familia: Leucothoidae
Genus: Leucothoe
Species: Leucothoe lecroyae

Name

  • Leucothoe lecroyae White & Reimer, 2012
Holotype: RUMF-ZC-1763, ♂.
Type locality: Japan, Kuse, Kakeroma–jima Island reef wall (28°06'05"N, 129°21'12"E), in canals of brown sponge, Rhabdastrella of Thiele 1903, 10 m, K.N. White, col., 19 March 2011.
Etymology: Named for Sara E. LeCroy, in recognition of her contribution to amphipod taxonomy. Ms LeCroy has been a colleague and friend for the past 7 years and the first author is very grateful for all her support.

References

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