Leucothoe antarctica Pfeffer 1888

Leucothoe antarctica Pfeffer, 1888 Leucothoe antarctica Pfeffer, 1888: 128, pl. 2, fig. 4. — Stebbing, 1906: 168. Leucothoe spinicarpa Della Vale, 1893: 653. Type locality and specimens. South Georgia. Defective specimen, 5 mm. Material examined. No material available for examination. Diagnosis base...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: White, Kristine N.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Ericales
Ericaceae
Leucothoe
Leucothoe antarctica
Montagu
Antarc*
Antarctica
South Atlantic Ocean
Online Access:https://zenodo.org/record/5244117
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5244117
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Summary:Leucothoe antarctica Pfeffer, 1888 Leucothoe antarctica Pfeffer, 1888: 128, pl. 2, fig. 4. — Stebbing, 1906: 168. Leucothoe spinicarpa Della Vale, 1893: 653. Type locality and specimens. South Georgia. Defective specimen, 5 mm. Material examined. No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by Pfeffer (1888). Diagnosis (sex unknown). Pfeffer’s (1888) original description of Leucothoe antarctica is vague and states that this species is “similar in every respect” to Leucothoe articulosa Montagu. Note. The original illustrations were unavailable for viewing. Pending analysis of type or topotypic material, this should not be considered a valid species. Female (sexually dimorphic characters). Unknown. Habitat. Habitat and depth not reported. Host. Unknown. Distribution. South Atlantic Ocean: South Georgia (Pfeffer 1888). 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 42, DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.3078.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5243821

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