Leucothoe venetiarum Soika, 1949 Leucothoe venetiarum Soika, 1949: 189, 190, figs 1–3, 5–7. — Krapp-Schickel, 1975: 96, 97, pl. 3. — Krapp-Schickel, 1989: 457, fig. 310. Type locality and specimens. Venetian Lagoon, Channel of Poveglia. Holotype, female, 5–6 mm. Material examined. No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by Soika (1949) and Krapp-Schickel (1975). Diagnosis (female). Short antennae 1–2. Gnathopod 1 dactylus short. Gnathopod 2 propodus mediofacial setal row below midline. Note. Type and topotypic material should be examined to clarify diagnostic character for this species. Male (sexually dimorphic characters). Gnathopod 2 coxa with serrate anterior margin; carpus with large subdistal tooth; propodus mediofacial setal row above midline, palm with three small tubercles. Habitat. Among algae or Posidonia in lagoons; 2–70 m. Host. Sponges and ascidians (Microcosmus Heller 1878). Distribution. MediterraneanSea: Venetian Lagoon (Soika 1949), Naples (Krapp-Schickel 1975), Sardinia, Malta (Krapp-Schickel 1989). Adriatic Sea: Yugoslavia (Krapp-Schickel 1989).

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 pages 75-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3078.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5243821