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Studies of Commensal Leucothoid Amphipods: Two New Sponge-Inhabiting Species from South Florida and the Western Caribbean

Studies of Commensal Leucothoid Amphipods: Two New Sponge-Inhabiting Species from South Florida... Two new species of commensal leucothoid amphipods, Leucothoe ashleyae and Leucothoe kensleyi , are described with detailed host and ecological data. Although leucothoid amphipods are common endocommensals in sponges, tunicates, and bivalve mollusks, few authors have detailed specific host associations. Information on specific leucothoid host associations will further refine taxonomic and ecological studies within Leucothoidae. The convoluted taxonomic history of leucothoids necessitates the development and application of more precise taxonomic methodologies to enable comparative analyses among taxa. Persistent taxonomic constraints within Leucothoidae (sensu lato) include numerous cryptic species groups, most notably the problematic Leucothoe spinicarpa “complex.” http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Crustacean Biology Brill

Studies of Commensal Leucothoid Amphipods: Two New Sponge-Inhabiting Species from South Florida and the Western Caribbean

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The Crustacean Society
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Contents
ISSN
0278-0372
eISSN
1937-240X
DOI
10.1651/C-2624.1
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Abstract

Two new species of commensal leucothoid amphipods, Leucothoe ashleyae and Leucothoe kensleyi , are described with detailed host and ecological data. Although leucothoid amphipods are common endocommensals in sponges, tunicates, and bivalve mollusks, few authors have detailed specific host associations. Information on specific leucothoid host associations will further refine taxonomic and ecological studies within Leucothoidae. The convoluted taxonomic history of leucothoids necessitates the development and application of more precise taxonomic methodologies to enable comparative analyses among taxa. Persistent taxonomic constraints within Leucothoidae (sensu lato) include numerous cryptic species groups, most notably the problematic Leucothoe spinicarpa “complex.”

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Journal of Crustacean BiologyBrill

Published: Feb 1, 2006

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