Leucothoe ashleyae

Author
Thomas & Klebba, 2006

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Min Depth
1 meters
Max Depth
22 meters
Overall Geographic Range
Bahamas; Puerto Rico to Honduras
Habitat-Biology
  • coral reef
  • rubble
  • symbiotic
Microhabitat
  • cryptic fauna
  • sponges
  • Tabasco wreck
  • rock
  • algae
  • seaweed
  • seagrass
  • coral reef flat
  • reef crest
  • sand
  • reef wall
  • sponge symbiont
References

  • Thomas, J. D., and R. W. Heard. 1979. A new species of Cerapus Say, 1817 (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from the northern Gulf of Mexico, with notes on its ecology. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 92(1): 98–105.

Endnotes

  • Symbiont of the sponges Amphimedon compressa Duchassaing and Michelotti, 1864; Callyspongia vaginalis Lamarck, 1964; Iotrochota birotulata (Higgin, 1877); Niphates digitalis Lamarck, 1814; N. erecta Duchassaing and Michelotti, 1864; Pseudoceratina crassa (Hyatt, 1875); and Tedania ignis Duchassaing and Michelotti, 1864 (Thomas and Klebba, 2006).

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

LeCroy, S. E., R. Gasca, I. Winfield, M. Ortiz, and E. Escobar-Briones. 2009. Amphipoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 941–972 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-06-2024.

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