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<emphasis id="B970635161124014FF762306FE0A2375" box="[151,510,1890,1916]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="49">Metavermilia ogasawaraensis</emphasis>
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3)
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<emphasis id="B970635161124014FF7623B1FE7A23E6" bold="true" box="[151,398,2005,2031]" pageId="2" pageNumber="49">Material examined:</emphasis>
East off Mukojima, Ogasawara Islands, attached to a pseudo-colony of
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sp., the deep sea scleractinian coral, KT-97-07 cruise of R/V “
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, Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Station MK-07,
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beam trawl,
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,
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to
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, 149° 2907E,
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CMNH-ZW01700.
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with tube.
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. SAM-E3572.
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16603, some parapodia have been dissected for light and scanning electron microscopy examination observations. One copepod parasite attached to the abdomen. NHM-2006.2039, one incomplete specimen without tube.
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<emphasis id="B970635161134015FF2725E3FEAB25A8" bold="true" box="[198,351,391,417]" pageId="3" pageNumber="50">Description.</emphasis>
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, complete, 11.5 mm in length with branchia,
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width at thorax, 0.5 to 0.8 mm at abdomen; with anterior part of tube (
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AC). Thorax with 7 chaetigers, of which 6 with uncini (Fig. 2B, C), abdomen with 54 chaetigers. Branchial crown and trunk lack coloration (probably) due to the alcohol preservation, in all specimens. Three
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, stained with methylene green, shows 2 eye-like spots ventrally (Fig. 2AC); ventral pads deeply stained (Fig. 2B, C). Branchial crown with 15 to 20 radioles, in semi-circular arrangement; radioles not connected by branchial membrane. All radioles end distally in pinnule-free distal tip (Fig. 2D). Second radiole on right side transformed into large, flattened, opercular stalk that is thicker and wider in middle to distal part (Fig. 2J) and thinner and narrower in basal part (Fig. 2K), lacking distal wings (Fig. 2E, F). Operculum consists of proximal soft transparent, semi-spherical or globular part, and white, flat distal plate (
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A, B). Distal plate with small conical pointed tubercle in middle (Fig. 2E, F).
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<paragraph id="8BBBBF4361134015FF2727F4FAED27DB" blockId="3.[151,1437,152,1098]" pageId="3" pageNumber="50">Collar large and divided into ventral semi-triangular lobe and latero- ventral lobes (Fig. 2A, B, C). Thoracic membranes poorly developed, narrow and ending at 4th thoracic chaetiger (Figs. 2A, B, 3A).</paragraph>
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Collar chaetae fascicles with limbate chaetae only (Fig. 3B). Chaetae of second chaetiger onwards with capillaries, limbate, and &quot;sickle&quot; chaetae (=
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chaetae) with denticulate blade and limbate proximal zone (Fig. 3C). Thoracic uncini saw-shaped, with 79 teeth in one row (Fig. 3D).
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<emphasis id="B970635161134015FF7623D7FEEB23C2" bold="true" box="[151,287,1971,1995]" pageId="3" pageNumber="50">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
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A, holotype crown and trunk. B, operculum of paratype NHM- 2006.2039. C, anterior part of tube of holotype. Scales are 1 mm (A, C), 0.5 mm (B).
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<emphasis id="B970635161144012FF76233AFEEE237E" bold="true" box="[151,282,1886,1912]" pageId="4" pageNumber="51">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
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,
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. A to C, Anterior part, dorsal (A), lateral (B), and ventral (C) views. D, tip of radiole. E and F, operculum (E, lateral, and F, upper view). G, posterior abdominal segments and anus, ventral view. H and I, tube, lateral view (I) and opening (H). Cross section of opercular stalk, middle part (J) and basal part (K). Scales are 0.5 mm (AC), 0.25 mm (DG, J, K),
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(H, I).
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<emphasis id="B970635161154013FF76233CFEEE2379" bold="true" box="[151,282,1880,1904]" pageId="5" pageNumber="52">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
Scanning electron micrographs of
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A. Thorax and chaetae. B. Collar chaetae. C. 4th thoracic chaetae. D. Thoracic uncini. EF. Abdominal uncini. G. Abdominal chaetigers. H. Abdominal chaeta. I. Abdominal serrated chaeta (distal part). Scales are 500µ m (A), 50µ m (B, C), 10µ m (D, H), 20 µ m (E, I), 5 µ m (F), 200µ m (G).
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<paragraph id="8BBBBF4361164010FF2724FCFE5C2520" blockId="6.[151,1437,152,1648]" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">Abdominal chaetae long, 0.5 mm to 0.8 mm, up to 1.0 mm, longer than abdomen width (0.4 to 0.6 mm, Fig. 3G); not geniculate, with long blade and with denticulate edge in distal part (Fig. 3H, I). Abdominal uncini semi-triangular, rasp-shaped, with 3 4 rows, 9 10 teeth in lateral view, and with projecting undivided peg (Fig. 3 E, F).</paragraph>
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Tube white, lustreless, semi-circular in cross section, with many flaring peristomes, edge irregular, encircling tube (
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C, 2H, I). Tube attached to coral skeleton at base and anterior most parts are raised from the coral substrate.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C31EECC861164010FF2725C9FC742241" pageId="6" pageNumber="53" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BBBBF4361164010FF2725C9FCC02724" blockId="6.[151,1437,152,1648]" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">
<emphasis id="B970635161164010FF2725C9FECB25CE" bold="true" box="[198,319,429,455]" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">Remarks.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FEAF25CAFD4425CE" box="[334,688,430,455]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">Metavermilia ogasawaraensis</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FD5625C9FD0D25CE" bold="true" box="[695,761,429,455]" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A243DE2A61164010FD5625C9FD0D25CE" box="[695,761,429,455]" pageId="6" pageNumber="53" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, is characterized by its operculum, chaetae and tube morphology (summarized in Table 1). The simple operculum of
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FCB425B2FC9925E6" box="[853,877,470,495]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B970635161164010FC9D25B2FBCD25E6" box="[892,1081,470,495]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">ogasawaraensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A243DE2A61164010FBDE25B1FB7525E6" box="[1087,1153,469,495]" pageId="6" pageNumber="53" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, is also typical for some species of the genus such as
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FE14259AFDF9261E" box="[501,525,510,535]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B970635161164010FDFE259AFD34261E" box="[543,704,510,535]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">annobonensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<emphasis id="B970635161164010FD30259AFA9F261E" box="[721,1387,510,535]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">
<taxonomicName id="4C04C4C061164010FD30259AFCA4261E" box="[721,848,510,535]" class="Polychaeta" family="Serpulidae" genus="Metavermilia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sabellida" pageId="6" pageNumber="53" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="arctica">M. arctica</taxonomicName>
,
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,
<taxonomicName id="4C04C4C061164010FBCF259AFB50261E" box="[1070,1188,510,535]" class="Polychaeta" family="Serpulidae" genus="Metavermilia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sabellida" pageId="6" pageNumber="53" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="taenia">M. taenia</taxonomicName>
,
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</emphasis>
,
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FA9D259AFA60261E" box="[1404,1428,510,535]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B970635161164010FF762641FEFB2637" box="[151,271,549,574]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">gravitesta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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, and
<taxonomicName id="4C04C4C061164010FE302641FDCD2637" box="[465,569,549,574]" class="Polychaeta" family="Serpulidae" genus="Metavermilia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sabellida" pageId="6" pageNumber="53" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="ovata">
<emphasis id="B970635161164010FE302641FDCD2637" box="[465,569,549,574]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M. ovata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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). Out of those species,
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FC472641FB6C2637" box="[934,1176,549,574]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">Metavermilia inflata</emphasis>
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stands out because of its soft globular operculum without any sign of distal plate (
<figureCitation id="133FA3C661164010FCBD2629FC56266E" box="[860,930,589,615]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="8.[151,255,1872,1896]" captionTargetBox="[305,1304,188,1858]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[289,1315,168,1863]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 4. Operculum of Metavermilia species. A— multicristata. B, C— taenia. D, E— annobonensis. F— nates. G— arctica. H, I— acanthophora. J— yamazatoi. K— gravitesta. L— spicata. M— truncata. N, O— inflata. P, Qovata. R, S— ogasawaraensis n. sp. T, U, V— nanshaensis. Figures are drawn from the figures of paper, traced using black ink on the transparent sheet. A to F after Zibrowius (1971), G from Kupriyanova (1993), H to Q after Imajima (1996), R and S are original, T—V after Sun (1998)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/176181/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
N, O), while the operculum of
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FAF62629FA74266F" box="[1303,1408,589,614]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M. ovata</emphasis>
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is unusual in carrying a distinctive ovoid process terminating with two hooks on thick concave distal plate (
<figureCitation id="133FA3C661164010FA8D2610FF5226BF" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="8.[151,255,1872,1896]" captionTargetBox="[305,1304,188,1858]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[289,1315,168,1863]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 4. Operculum of Metavermilia species. A— multicristata. B, C— taenia. D, E— annobonensis. F— nates. G— arctica. H, I— acanthophora. J— yamazatoi. K— gravitesta. L— spicata. M— truncata. N, O— inflata. P, Qovata. R, S— ogasawaraensis n. sp. T, U, V— nanshaensis. Figures are drawn from the figures of paper, traced using black ink on the transparent sheet. A to F after Zibrowius (1971), G from Kupriyanova (1993), H to Q after Imajima (1996), R and S are original, T—V after Sun (1998)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/176181/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
P, Q). Remaining species of the genus (
<emphasis id="B970635161164010FD9626F8FC4126BC" box="[631,949,668,693]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">
<taxonomicName id="4C04C4C061164010FD9626F8FD2A26BC" box="[631,734,668,693]" class="Polychaeta" family="Serpulidae" genus="Metavermilia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sabellida" pageId="6" pageNumber="53" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="nates">M. nates</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C04C4C061164010FD0B26F8FC4126BC" box="[746,949,668,693]" class="Polychaeta" family="Serpulidae" genus="Vermiliopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sabellida" pageId="6" pageNumber="53" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="acanthophora">M. acanthophora</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
,
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FC2526F8FC2826BC" box="[964,988,668,693]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B970635161164010FC0B26F8FBCB26BC" box="[1002,1087,668,693]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">spicata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FB9F26F8FAEA26BC" box="[1150,1310,668,693]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M. yamazotoi</emphasis>
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) have easily recognizable complex multi-tiered opercula (
<figureCitation id="133FA3C661164010FD3526A0FCE926D7" box="[724,797,708,734]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="8.[151,255,1872,1896]" captionTargetBox="[305,1304,188,1858]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[289,1315,168,1863]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 4. Operculum of Metavermilia species. A— multicristata. B, C— taenia. D, E— annobonensis. F— nates. G— arctica. H, I— acanthophora. J— yamazatoi. K— gravitesta. L— spicata. M— truncata. N, O— inflata. P, Qovata. R, S— ogasawaraensis n. sp. T, U, V— nanshaensis. Figures are drawn from the figures of paper, traced using black ink on the transparent sheet. A to F after Zibrowius (1971), G from Kupriyanova (1993), H to Q after Imajima (1996), R and S are original, T—V after Sun (1998)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/176181/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
). The conical operculum of
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FB8626A0FAB826D4" box="[1127,1356,708,733]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M. ogasawaraensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FAB226A7FA6126D4" bold="true" box="[1363,1429,707,733]" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">n. sp.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
, with flat distal plate resembles the similar conical opercula of
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FC912688FBCC270C" box="[880,1080,748,773]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M. annobonensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FBA72688FB4B270C" box="[1094,1215,748,773]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M. arctica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and especially
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FA9D2688FED22724" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M. nanshaensis</emphasis>
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that also has a conical tubercle in the centre.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BBBBF4361164010FF27275FFCA127C5" blockId="6.[151,1437,152,1648]" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">
<taxonomicName id="4C04C4C061164010FF27275FFDDC275D" box="[198,552,827,852]" class="Polychaeta" family="Serpulidae" genus="Metavermilia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sabellida" pageId="6" pageNumber="53" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="ogasawaraensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B970635161164010FF27275FFDDC275D" box="[198,552,827,852]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">Metavermilia ogasawaraensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B970635161164010FDCE275FFD85275C" bold="true" box="[559,625,827,853]" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A243DE2A61164010FDCE275FFD85275C" box="[559,625,827,853]" pageId="6" pageNumber="53" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, is characterized by poorly developed thoracic membranes that reach to the thoracic chaetiger 4 (Figs. 2A, 3A) as in
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FD282707FBE42775" box="[713,1040,867,892]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">Metavermilia annobonensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FBC02707FB6F2775" box="[1057,1179,867,892]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M. arctica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FB3C2707FA612775" box="[1245,1429,867,892]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M. nanshaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Thoracic membranes extend to thoracic chaetiger
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,
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,
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FB3627EFFACB27AD" box="[1239,1343,907,932]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M. nates</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FA9D27EFFA6027AD" box="[1404,1428,907,932]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B970635161164010FF7627D6FF1427C2" box="[151,224,946,971]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">taenia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and chaetigers
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the other six species (Table 1).
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Nine species of the genus
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FDE527BEFD5627FA" box="[516,674,986,1011]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">Metavermilia</emphasis>
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(
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FD5727BEFC7727FA" box="[694,899,986,1011]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M. acanthophora</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FC7527BEFBC727FA" box="[916,1075,986,1011]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M. gravitesta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FBA527BEFBA827FA" box="[1092,1116,986,1011]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M</emphasis>
.
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</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FB5D27BEFAD327FA" box="[1212,1319,986,1011]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M. ovata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C04C4C061164010FAD927BEFF3E2012" class="Polychaeta" family="Serpulidae" genus="Metavermilia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sabellida" pageId="6" pageNumber="53" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="truncata">
<emphasis id="B970635161164010FAD927BEFF3E2012" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M. truncata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C04C4C061164010FF3B2066FE8F2012" box="[218,379,1026,1051]" class="Polychaeta" family="Serpulidae" genus="Metavermilia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sabellida" pageId="6" pageNumber="53" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="yamazotoi">
<emphasis id="B970635161164010FF3B2066FE8F2012" box="[218,379,1026,1051]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M. yamazotoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C04C4C061164010FE6A2066FDFC2012" box="[395,520,1026,1051]" class="Polychaeta" family="Serpulidae" genus="Metavermilia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sabellida" pageId="6" pageNumber="53" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="spicata">
<emphasis id="B970635161164010FE6A2066FDFC2012" box="[395,520,1026,1051]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M. spicata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FDF82066FD122012" box="[537,742,1026,1051]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M. acanthophora</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FD162066FCFB2012" box="[759,783,1026,1051]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B970635161164010FCC12066FC982012" box="[800,876,1026,1051]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">inflata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) have been reported from
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. Two of those species,
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FF1F204EFE81204A" box="[254,373,1066,1091]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M. inflata</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FD93204EFD07204A" box="[626,755,1066,1091]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M. spicata</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF95C2B261164010FD1C204EFC59204D" author="Imajima" box="[765,941,1066,1092]" pageId="6" pageNumber="56" refString="Imajima, M. (1977) Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) collected around Chichi-jima (Ogasawara Islands). Memoirs of the National Science Museum, Tokyo, 10, 90 - 11." type="journal volume" year="1977">Imajima, 1977</bibRefCitation>
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were described from off the Ogasawara Island, near the
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locality of
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FDE82035FD192063" box="[521,749,1105,1130]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M. ogasawaraensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B970635161164010FD122035FCC12062" bold="true" box="[755,821,1105,1131]" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A243DE2A61164010FD122035FCC12062" box="[755,821,1105,1131]" pageId="6" pageNumber="53" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, but from shallow reef locations. However, morphologically
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FEE7201DFE18209B" box="[262,492,1145,1170]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M. ogasawaraensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B970635161164010FE15201CFDCC209B" bold="true" box="[500,568,1144,1170]" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A243DE2A61164010FE15201CFDCC209B" box="[500,568,1144,1170]" pageId="6" pageNumber="53" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, appears to be most similar to the Chinese
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FBDC201DFA87209B" box="[1085,1395,1145,1170]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">Metavermilia nanshaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, as both have simple conical opercular covered with flat distal plate and thoracic membranes to chaetiger 4. The two species differ in morphology of their tubes, with without longitudinal ridges but with flaring peristomes in
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FF762094FE882100" box="[151,380,1264,1289]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M. ogasawaraensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B970635161164010FE622094FE322103" bold="true" box="[387,454,1264,1290]" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A243DE2A61164010FE622094FE322103" box="[387,454,1264,1290]" pageId="6" pageNumber="53" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, lacking longitudinal ridges but with flaring peristomes and without peristomes but with three longitudinal ridges in
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FDC7217CFD2B2138" box="[550,735,1304,1329]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M. nanshaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
with tubes lacking peristomes but with three longitudinal ridges in. A further difference between these two species lies in number of teeth of thoracic uncini, being
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the new species versus 1314 teeth in
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FD94210CFCDF2188" box="[629,811,1384,1409]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M. nanshaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Table 1).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BBBBF4361164010FF2721EBFC742241" blockId="6.[151,1437,152,1648]" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">
Another species morphologically very similar to the new species is
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FC0621F4FC0B21A0" box="[999,1023,1424,1449]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B970635161164010FBEE21F4FB4421A0" box="[1039,1200,1424,1449]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">annobonensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
which has having a simple conical operculum with concave distal plate lacking a central tubercle and short thoracic membranes. This species, previously known only from
<collectingCountry id="F313FFD361164010FD7D21BBFCF821F0" box="[668,780,1503,1529]" name="Equatorial Guinea" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">Annobon</collectingCountry>
, West Africa, had been recently reported by
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and
<bibRefCitation id="EF95C2B261164010FEFC2262FDF42229" author="Sun" box="[285,512,1542,1568]" pageId="6" pageNumber="56" refString="Sun, R. &amp; Yang, D. (2001) Study on Serpulidae and Spirorbidae (Polychaeta: Sabellida) from the waters off China III. Studia Marina Sinica 43, 209 - 227. (In Chinese)" type="journal article" year="2001">Sun &amp; Yang (2001)</bibRefCitation>
from waters off
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. Unlike
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FC8C2263FBA42229" box="[877,1104,1543,1568]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M. ogasawaraensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B970635161164010FBB62262FB6C2229" bold="true" box="[1111,1176,1542,1568]" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A243DE2A61164010FBB62262FB6C2229" box="[1111,1176,1542,1568]" pageId="6" pageNumber="53" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
,
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FB472263FA9A2229" box="[1190,1390,1543,1568]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M. annobonensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has tubes with 46 longitudinal keels and 7 teeth in thoracic uncini.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="B970635161164010FF272231FEA72266" bold="true" box="[198,339,1621,1647]" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">Etymology.</emphasis>
The species name is derived from its
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locality Ogasawara Islands.
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