Leucothoe incisa: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the leucothoe incisa lives – recorded in 9 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Leucothoe incisa
Group	Crabs, lobsters & shrimps
Found in	9 countries
Continents	Africa, Europe
Class	Crustacean
Order	Amphipoda
Family	Leucothoidae

Where does the leucothoe incisa live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the leucothoe incisa in 9 countries and territories across Africa and Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the leucothoe incisa?

The leucothoe incisa (Leucothoe incisa) is a crustacean in the order Amphipoda and the family Leucothoidae, genus Leucothoe. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the leucothoe incisa

Leucothoe incisa is an amphipod in the family Leucothoidae. It grows up to 7 millimetres (0.28 in) long, and is whitish in colour, but a yellowish green along the back, with intensely red eyes. It lives at depths of up to 60 metres (200 ft) along the Atlantic coast of Europe from the Mediterranean Sea to Scotland, and in the North Sea. It is part of group of sibling species, together with Leucothoe lilljeborgi and Leucothoe occulta.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Leucothoe incisa (revision 1355327149), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q3934195 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).