WoRMS taxon details
Leucothoe eltoni Thomas, 2015
852755 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:852755)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Thomas, J. D. (2015). <em>Leucothoe eltoni</em> sp. n., a new species of commensal leucothoid amphipod from coral reefs in Raja Ampat, Indonesia (Crustacea, Amphipoda). <em>ZooKeys.</em>(518), 51-66., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.518.9340 [details] Available for editors 
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Type locality contained in Raja Ampat
type locality contained in Raja Ampat [details]
Etymology The specific epithet, eltoni, in honor of the rock musician Sir Elton John. Specifically, in reference to the large...
Etymology The specific epithet, eltoni, in honor of the rock musician Sir Elton John. Specifically, in reference to the large shoe-like first gnathopod of this species and the oversize boots Elton John wore as the local pinball champion in the movie “Tommy” (1975). [details]
Horton, T.; Lowry, J.; De Broyer, C.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Copilas-Ciocianu, D.; Corbari, L.; Costello, M.J.; Daneliya, M.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Fišer, C.; Gasca, R.; Grabowski, M.; Guerra-García, J.M.; Hendrycks, E.; Hughes, L.; Jaume, D.; Jazdzewski, K.; Kim, Y.-H.; King, R.; Krapp-Schickel, T.; LeCroy, S.; Lörz, A.-N.; Mamos, T.; Senna, A.R.; Serejo, C.; Souza-Filho, J.F.; Tandberg, A.H.; Thomas, J.D.; Thurston, M.; Vader, W.; Väinölä, R.; Valls Domedel, G.; Vonk, R.; White, K.; Zeidler, W. (2024). World Amphipoda Database. Leucothoe eltoni Thomas, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=852755 on 2024-09-19
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Thomas, J. D. (2015). <em>Leucothoe eltoni</em> sp. n., a new species of commensal leucothoid amphipod from coral reefs in Raja Ampat, Indonesia (Crustacea, Amphipoda). <em>ZooKeys.</em>(518), 51-66., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.518.9340 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Etymology The specific epithet, eltoni, in honor of the rock musician Sir Elton John. Specifically, in reference to the large shoe-like first gnathopod of this species and the oversize boots Elton John wore as the local pinball champion in the movie “Tommy” (1975). [details]
