Leucothoe daisukei White & Reimer 2012

Head. Anterior margin rounded, anterodistal margin subquadrate; ventral cephalic keel anterior margin excavate, anteroventral margin subquadrate, ventral margin oblique; eyes with more than 10 ommatidia, round. Antenna 1 0.3 × body length, flagellum 6–articulate, peduncle article 1 width less than 2 × article 2, accessory flagellum absent. Antenna 2 0.3 × body length, subequal in length with antenna 1, flagellum 6–articulate. Mandibular palp ratio of articles 1–3 1.0: 2.3: 1.8, article 2 robust, with 2–3 long distal setae, article 3 with 2 distal setae, incisors strongly dentate; left mandible with 11 raker spines, lacinia mobilis large, strongly toothed; right mandible with 11 raker spines, lacinia mobilis small, strongly dentate. Upper lip asymmetrically lobate, anterior margin setose. Lower lip inner lobes fused, setose; outer lobes with moderate gape, anterior margins setose. Maxilla 1 palp 1–articulate with 4 distal setae; outer plate with 4 distal robust setae and 10 distal setae. Maxilla 2 inner plate with 7 robust distal setae; outer plate with 3 robust distal setae and 16 slender distal marginal setae. Maxilliped inner plates distal margin with a v-shaped indentation, with short and long serrate robust setae; outer plate inner margin smooth, reaching 0.2 × palp article 1, with simple marginal setae, facial setae absent; palp article 2 with setulate-serrate marginal setae; article 4 subequal in length with article 3, distally acute. Pereon. Coxae 1–4 relative widths 1.0: 1.2: 0.8: 1.3. Gnathopod 1 coxa smooth, with tiny marginal setae, anterodistal margin produced, rounded, distal margin straight, posterior margin excavate, facial setae absent; basis linear, anterior margin with 3 setae, posterior margin with 1 seta; ischium bare; carpus linear, distal length 12.8 × width, proximal margin dentate, distal margin with 2 short setae; propodus straight, palm dentate with 4 long and 8 short distal setae; dactylus smooth, reaching 0.5 × propodus length. Gnathopod 2 coxa broader than long, subequal in size with coxa 3, smooth, with tiny marginal setae, anterior margin rounded, anterodistally rounded, distal margin straight, posterior margin straight, facial setae absent; basis distally expanded, anterior margin with 7 long setae, posterior margin with 3 setae, posteromedial margin with 1 long seta; ischium with distal, posterior, and posterodistal setae; carpus 0.4 × propodus length, curved, distally tapered, anterior margin smooth; propodus with 1 mediofacial setal row displaced to midline, reaching 0.8 × propodus length, with 1 row of submarginal setae, posterior margin smooth, palm convex, dentate; dactylus curved, proximal margin smooth with 2 setae, anterior margin distally acute, reaching 0.8 × propodus length. Pereopod 3 coxa length 1.4 × width, anterodistal corner overriding distal face of coxa 2 and extending below it, smooth, with tiny marginal setae, anterior margin straight, distal margin slightly convex, posterior margin straight, facial setae absent. Pereopod 4 coxa smooth, bare, anterior margin straight, distal margin evenly rounded, posterior margin tapered, facial setae absent. Pereopods 5 and 7 coxae facial setae present, pereopod 6 coxa facial setae absent. Pereopods 5–7 bases width length ratios 1: 1.3, 1: 1.1, 1: 1.1, posterior margins smooth, setose. Pleon. Epimera 1 and 3 bare, epimeron 2 with ventral setae; epimeron 3 posteroventral corner subquadrate. Uropods 1–3 relative lengths 1.0: 0.8: 1.1. Uropod 1 peduncle and inner ramus 0.8 × inner ramus length; inner ramus with 2 robust setae, outer ramus with 1 robust seta. Uropod 2 peduncle 0.6 × inner ramus length, outer ramus 0.9 × inner ramus length; inner and outer rami each with 1 robust seta. Uropod 3 peduncle 1.1 × inner ramus length, outer ramus length 0.9 × inner ramus length; inner and outer rami lined with short marginal setae, inner ramus with 1 robust seta, outer ramus with 2 robust setae. Telson 2.1 × longer than wide, apex weakly tridentate. Female (sexually dimorphic characters). Gnathopod 1 basis anterior margin with 1 seta, posterior margin with 2 setae; carpus distal margin with 1 short seta; propodus palm with 2 long and 7 short distal setae; dactylus with 2 proximal setae. Gnathopod 2 basis anterior margin with 4 long setae, posterior margin with 2 setae, posteromedial margin with 1 medium seta; carpus anterior margin dentate.

East China Sea: Okinawa–jima Island, Ishigaki–jima Island (both Okinawa), Japan.