Leucothoe diemensis (Haswell, 1879)

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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).