Leucothoe bise White and Reimer, 2012b

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Leucothoe bise White and Reimer, 2012b

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Leucothoe bise White and Reimer, 2012b: 7-11 , figs. 3-4, 24B.

Material examined: 1 female; KNW-Peng-4A,

Penghu, Go Sha Zai, 23°22'70.2"N, 119°31'98.4"E, 7 m; 31 July 2013; K.N. White, collector. 1 male, 3 female; KNW-Green-2C, Green Island Cshin-lang, 22°39'13.19"N, 121°29'37.70"E, 8 m; 4 August 2013; K.N. White, collector. 2 males, 1 female; KNW-Dongsha-2017-3d,g, Dongsha Atoll lagoon, 20°42'14.76"N, 116°48'17.21"E, 11 m; 21 May 2017; K.N. White, collector. 2 males, 6 females; KNW-Dongsha-2 0 1 7-4b, Dongsha Atoll southeast fore reef, 20°38'11.4"N, 116°54'25.85"E, 17 m; 22 May 2017; K.N. White, collector. 3 males, 1 female; KNW-Dongsha- 2017-5b,e, Dongsha Atoll southeast fore reef, 20°36'58.57"N, 116°53'14.78"E, 15 m; 22 May 2017; K.N. White, collector. 4 males, 11 females; KNW-Dongsha-2017-6c, Dongsha Atoll east fore reef, 20°40'38.18"N, 116°55'31.30"E, 17.4 m; 23 May 2017; K.N. White, collector. 1 male; KNW- Dongsha-2017-7c, Dongsha Atoll, northeast fore reef, 20°46'52.26"N, 116°45'51.50"E, 17.8 m; 23 May 2017; K.N. White, collector. 2 males, 3 females; KNW-Dongsha-2017-8a, Dongsha Atoll, northwest fore reef, 20°46'23.75"N, 116°45'58.78"E, 17.4 m; 24 May 2017; K.N. White, collector. 1 male, 1 female; KNW-Dongsha- 2017-9c, Dongsha Atoll, northeast fore reef, 20°46'52.11"N, 116°48'10.81"E, 17.7 m; 24 May 2017; K.N. White, collector. 1 male, 1 female, 1 juvenile; KNW-Dongsha-2017-11c, Dongsha Atoll, southwest lagoon, 20°39'32.00"N, 116°45'14.68"E, 5 m; 26 May 2017; K.N. White, collector. 3 females; KNW-Dongsha-2017-13a, Dongsha Atoll, south fore reef, 20°35'08.62"N, 116°47'28.67"E, 20 m; 30 May 2017; K.N. White, collector.

Ecology: This species lives inside sponges of the genus Haliclona Grant, 1836 and among coral rubble in Taiwanese waters (present study) and inside sponges of the genus Tedania Gray, 1867 and among coral rubble in the Ryukyus Archipelago ( White and Reimer 2012b).

Distribution: South China Sea: Penghu, Dongsha Atoll, Taiwan; Philippine Sea: Green Island, Taiwan (present study); East China Sea: Okinawa Island, Iriomote Island (both Okinawa), Japan ( White and Reimer 2012b).

Figures

Fig. 2. (A) Leucothoe akaisen White and Reimer, 2012c, female, KNW-Dongsha-2017-8b; (B) Leucothoe alani White and Krapp- Schickel, 2017, male, KNW-Dongsha-2017-1e; (C) Leucothoe bise White and Reimer, 2012b, male, KNW-Dongsha-2017-6c; (D) Leucothoe enko White and Reimer, 2012c, female, KNW-Dongsha-2017-9f; (E) Leucothoe furina (Savigny, 1816), male, KNW- Dongsha-2017-4h; (F) Leucothoe hashi White and Reimer, 2012b, male, KNW-Dongsha-2017-9h; (G) Leucothoe kebukai White and Reimer, 2012c, male, KNW-Green-4B; (H) Leucothoe lecroyae White and Reimer, 2012b, male, KNW-Peng-2A.