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Genus
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species.
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with body broad, rectangular and long (to 400 segments). Paleae fan pale maroon to bright golden, partially imbricate dorsally, most specimens exhibiting mid-dorsal line free of paleae in middle segments. Prostomium rectangular, laterally fused with the anterior segments. Pharynx with a pair of thick stylet jaws. Segment 1 reduced and dorsally fused with segment 2, dorsal and ventral cirri present; segment 2 reduced and fused with segment 3, dorsal cirri present, ventral cirri absent; segment 3 reduced, dorsal and ventral cirri present. Posterior segments with dorsal and ventral cirri. Dorsal cirri with cirrophores large, cirrostyle non-retractile. Notochaetae symmetrical with internal ribs and horizontal striae on the paleal surface. Main paleae with raised ribs with denticles. Pygidium bulbous with two anal cirri, with a medial anal cone.
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The genus is named after Charlotte Watson, a specialist in chrysopetalids, in recognition of her contribution to the study of these marine annelids, and for her valuable comments and support during this research. The name also refers to
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, the genus to which the new genus seems to be closest. The name is a combination of
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, and the last name of Charlotte, but in order to make it more euphonic, the last three letters of the genus-group name were removed and the Latin suffix
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, feminine indicative, was added.
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Feminine.
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includes species previously known as
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<bibRefCitation id="E874F4E3717CEF20D3A2FC9C255D907F" author="Rioja, E." box="[1254,1387,822,848]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29" pagination="517 - 526" refId="ref38130" refString="Rioja, E. (1947) Estudios Anelidologicos, XVII. Observaciones y datos sobre algunos anelidos poliquetos del Golfo de California y costas de Baja California. Anales del Instituto de Biologia UNAM, 18, 517 - 526." type="journal article" year="1947">Rioja, 1947</bibRefCitation>
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and
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<bibRefCitation id="E874F4E3717CEF20D612FCF021C3905B" author="Gravier, M. C." box="[342,501,858,884]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29" pagination="40 - 44" refId="ref36178" refString="Gravier, M. C. (1908) Sur les annelides polychetes rapportes par M. le Dr. Rivet de Payta (Perou). Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 14, 40 - 44. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. part. 5649" type="journal article" year="1908">Gravier, 1908</bibRefCitation>
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, and three other new species. The members of the new genus share the following features: maroon to violet body, long body, numerous segments, anterior segments retractile, dorsal cirrophores massive, and symmetrical paleae. Combination of these features could lead to confusion within other related genera such as
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and
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.
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Among
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,
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resembles
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and
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in having long bodies with numerous segments, anterior segments retractile, and symmetrical paleae. However, specimens of
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have longer bodies, measuring between 6.7 mm and
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in length, with to 400 segments and rectangular body shape, whereas the largest specimens recorded of
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do not exceed
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in length, with up to 220 segments (
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), and the one of
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</taxonomicName>
do not exceed
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, with 120 segments (
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), and in both genera specimens have depressed bodies. Furthermore, specimens of
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<emphasis id="BE915500717CEF20D331FB3425319797" box="[1141,1287,1182,1208]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Bhawatsonia</emphasis>
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present non-imbricated paleae fan along the mid-dorsal line in most of the specimens, and notopodia possess a massive dorsal cirrophore with non-retractile cirrostyle, while specimens of
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<emphasis id="BE915500717CEF20D4D5FB4C2435962F" box="[913,1027,1254,1280]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Bhawania</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="BE915500717CEF20D37EFB4C248B962F" box="[1082,1213,1254,1280]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Paleaequor</emphasis>
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exhibit their paleae fan imbricated over the dorsum and their dorsal rami with retractile cirrostyles into reduced cirrophores (
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;
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).
</paragraph>
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Regarding notochaetae, the main difference is found in the tip of the paleae. Members of
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<emphasis id="BE915500717CEF20D3F0FAF825709643" box="[1204,1350,1362,1388]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Bhawatsonia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="BE915500717CEF20D209FAF825AA9643" bold="true" box="[1357,1436,1362,1388]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">
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have the paleal apex thick and entire, with its internal ribs and horizontal striae extended to it; meanwhile,
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<emphasis id="BE915500717CEF20D26FFADC25AB96BF" box="[1323,1437,1398,1424]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Bhawania</emphasis>
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has the apex delicate and often eroded, with its internal ribs and horizontal striae turned into a reticulated surface, and
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<emphasis id="BE915500717CEF20D783FA14217C96F7" box="[199,330,1470,1496]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Paleaequor</emphasis>
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has the paleal apex hyaline and entire, with its internal ribs barely extended in the hyaline section. Moreover, between
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<emphasis id="BE915500717CEF20D632FA4821DE96D3" box="[374,488,1506,1532]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Bhawania</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="BE915500717CEF20D55AFA48228696D3" box="[542,688,1506,1532]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Bhawatsonia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="BE915500717CEF20D5F3FA48233396D3" bold="true" box="[695,773,1506,1532]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">
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</emphasis>
the denticulation also differs; denticulation in the paleae of
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<emphasis id="BE915500717CEF20D7D3F9AC211F950F" box="[151,297,1542,1568]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Bhawatsonia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="BE915500717CEF20D674F9AC2149950F" bold="true" box="[304,383,1542,1568]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">
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</emphasis>
if present, is fine, barely seen and sharp, while in
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<emphasis id="BE915500717CEF20D4F6F9AC2412950F" box="[946,1060,1542,1568]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Bhawania</emphasis>
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it is obvious and flattened.
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The new features considered here are stiffness and body color. Chrysopetalins are usually fragile worms with pale orange to bright yellow bodies; but as a novelty, the new genus members are stiff worms with maroon to violet bodies. The former was noticed during the preparation of the slides. Most of
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members are fragile worms that can break easily, which make easier the dissection of a segment, by only pulling out the segment using a fine needle or fine tweezers. Nevertheless, the fragmentation of specimens of
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<emphasis id="BE915500717CEF20D36CF910248C95FB" box="[1064,1210,1722,1748]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Bhawatsonia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="BE915500717CEF20D380F910252295FB" bold="true" box="[1220,1300,1722,1748]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">
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</emphasis>
is rare, and the dissection of a segment required a razor to obtain the complete segment, most likely due to the thickness of the ventral longitudinal muscular fibers (
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).
</paragraph>
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Several authors indicated some species previously assigned to
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<emphasis id="BE915500717CEF20D4CCF88C23CC946F" box="[904,1018,1830,1856]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Bhawania</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="BE915500717CEF20D343F88C24B3946F" box="[1031,1157,1830,1856]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Paleanotus</emphasis>
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or
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<emphasis id="BE915500717CEF20D3E8F88C2561946F" box="[1196,1367,1830,1856]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Chrysopetalum</emphasis>
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could be regarded as members of a new group.
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recognized that
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“C.”
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</emphasis>
shared more features with
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<emphasis id="BE915500717CEF20D222F8E020ED94A7" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Bhawania</emphasis>
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than with
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<emphasis id="BE915500717CEF20D615F8C421CA94A7" box="[337,508,1902,1928]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Chrysopetalum</emphasis>
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and suggested the new combination as
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“B.”
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. Later,
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suggested that
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<emphasis id="BE915500717CEF20D78DF83821809483" box="[201,438,1938,1964]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Paleanotus purpurea</emphasis>
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should be transferred to
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<emphasis id="BE915500717CEF20D596F83823729483" box="[722,836,1938,1964]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Bhawania</emphasis>
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because of its retractile prostomium.
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discussed the similarities of “
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<emphasis id="BE915500717CEF20D523F81D229494FF" box="[615,674,1975,2000]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">riveti</emphasis>
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with
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<emphasis id="BE915500717CEF20D5A1F81C235394FF" box="[741,869,1974,2000]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Strepternos</emphasis>
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and indicated that this species belonged to a new genus. Now is clear that
<emphasis id="BE915500717CEF20D5F1F87023F494DB" box="[693,962,2010,2036]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">
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</emphasis>
belong to the new genus, but this must be formalized through the proposal of a
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and its description and illustration of topotype material, because the type material is lost (CW Pers. Comm. 2020). More recently, Charlotte Watson (Pers. Comm. 2017) suggested that
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<emphasis id="BE915500717DEF21D7D3FF75216893D6" box="[151,350,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">Bhawania goodei</emphasis>
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and “
<emphasis id="BE915500717DEF21D6E1FF75225C93D7" box="[421,618,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">
<taxonomicName id="4BE5F291717DEF21D6E1FF75222A93D6" authorityName="Schmarda" authorityYear="1861" box="[421,540,223,249]" class="Polychaeta" family="Chrysopetalidae" genus="Bhawania" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" phylum="Annelida" rank="genus">Bhawania</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="4BE5F291717DEF21D56BFF75225C93D7" authorityName="Gravier" authorityYear="1908" box="[559,618,223,248]" class="Polychaeta" family="Chrysopetalidae" genus="Bhawania" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="riveti">riveti</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
should be considered two different species complexes. Here, these two groups are referred as from two genera,
<emphasis id="BE915500717DEF21D51DFEA923529233" box="[601,868,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">
<taxonomicName id="4BE5F291717DEF21D51DFEA922FD9232" authorityName="Schmarda" authorityYear="1861" box="[601,715,259,285]" class="Polychaeta" family="Chrysopetalidae" genus="Bhawania" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" phylum="Annelida" rank="genus" sensu="stricto">Bhawania</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A5A2E87B717DEF21D595FEA923569233" box="[721,864,259,284]" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" sensu="stricto">sensu stricto</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
</emphasis>
and
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<emphasis id="BE915500717DEF21D4DFFEA9241B9232" box="[923,1069,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">Bhawatsonia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="BE915500717DEF21D371FEA924B59232" bold="true" box="[1077,1155,259,285]" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A5A2E87B717DEF21D371FEA924B59232" box="[1077,1155,259,285]" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" rank="genus">n. gen.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
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Hitherto, the new genus appears to be restricted in the TEP; however, it may also be present in the Grand Caribbean region. Records of
<taxonomicName id="4BE5F291717DEF21D694FEE1226E924B" authorityName="Cruz-Gómez" authorityYear="2021" baseAuthorityName="Cruz-Gómez" baseAuthorityYear="2021" box="[464,600,331,356]" class="Polychaeta" family="Chrysopetalidae" genus="Paleanotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="purpurea" status="comb. nov.">
<emphasis id="BE915500717DEF21D694FEE1226E924B" box="[464,600,331,356]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">B. purpurea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="BE915500717DEF21D525FEE122FE924A" bold="true" box="[609,712,331,357]" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A5A2E87B717DEF21D525FEE122FE924A" box="[609,712,331,357]" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" rank="species">n. comb.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(as
<taxonomicName id="4BE5F291717DEF21D5BFFEE12349924B" authorityName="Cruz-Gómez" authorityYear="2021" baseAuthorityName="Cruz-Gómez" baseAuthorityYear="2021" box="[763,895,331,356]" class="Polychaeta" family="Chrysopetalidae" genus="Paleanotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="purpurea">
<emphasis id="BE915500717DEF21D5BFFEE12349924B" box="[763,895,331,356]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">P. purpurea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) and
<emphasis id="BE915500717DEF21D487FEE12409924B" box="[963,1087,331,357]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">
“C.”
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</emphasis>
(as
<taxonomicName id="4BE5F291717DEF21D335FEE124FB924B" authorityName="Gravier" authorityYear="1908" box="[1137,1229,331,356]" class="Polychaeta" family="Chrysopetalidae" genus="Bhawania" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="riveti">
<emphasis id="BE915500717DEF21D335FEE124FB924B" box="[1137,1229,331,356]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">B. riveti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) in the Caribbean (
<bibRefCitation id="E874F4E3717DEF21D7DBFEC5210692A6" author="Rullier, F." box="[159,304,367,393]" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" pagination="9 - 77" refId="ref38228" refString="Rullier, F. (1974) Quelques Annelides Polychetes du Cuba recueilles dans des eponges. Travaux du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle &quot; Grigore Antipa &quot;, 14, 9 - 77." type="journal article" year="1974">Rullier 1974</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="E874F4E3717DEF21D678FEC5227492A6" author="Cubit, J. &amp; Williams, S." box="[316,578,367,393]" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" pagination="1 - 45" refId="ref35693" refString="Cubit, J. &amp; Williams, S. (1983) The invertebrates of Galeta Reef (Caribbean Panama): A species list and bibliography. Atoll Research Bulletin, 269, 1 - 45. https: // doi. org / 10.5479 / si. 00775630.269" type="journal article" year="1983">Cubit &amp; Williams 1983</bibRefCitation>
) could indicate the presence of specimens of
<taxonomicName id="4BE5F291717DEF21D304FEC524E492A6" authority="Cruz-Gómez, 2021" authorityName="Cruz-Gómez" authorityYear="2021" box="[1088,1234,367,393]" class="Polychaeta" family="Chrysopetalidae" genus="Bhawatsonia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" phylum="Annelida" rank="genus" status="gen. nov.">
<emphasis id="BE915500717DEF21D304FEC524E492A6" box="[1088,1234,367,393]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">Bhawatsonia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="BE915500717DEF21D39DFEC5251192A6" bold="true" box="[1241,1319,367,393]" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A5A2E87B717DEF21D39DFEC5251192A6" box="[1241,1319,367,393]" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" rank="genus">n. gen.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
in the Caribbean region. Either way, the revision of specimens identified as
<taxonomicName id="4BE5F291717DEF21D43EFE3923DA9282" authorityName="Schmarda" authorityYear="1861" box="[890,1004,403,429]" class="Polychaeta" family="Chrysopetalidae" genus="Bhawania" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" phylum="Annelida" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="BE915500717DEF21D43EFE3923DA9282" box="[890,1004,403,429]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">Bhawania</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4BE5F291717DEF21D364FE3924959282" authorityName="Watson Russell" authorityYear="1986" box="[1056,1187,403,429]" class="Polychaeta" family="Chrysopetalidae" genus="Paleaequor" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" phylum="Annelida" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="BE915500717DEF21D364FE3924959282" box="[1056,1187,403,429]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">Paleaequor</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
deposited in scientific collections in the world could indeed, belong to this new genus.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8C5A8912717DEF21D783FE7121A99112" blockId="29.[151,1437,151,573]" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">
<taxonomicName id="4BE5F291717DEF21D783FE71216F92DA" authority="Cruz-Gómez, 2021" authorityName="Cruz-Gómez" authorityYear="2021" box="[199,345,475,501]" class="Polychaeta" family="Chrysopetalidae" genus="Bhawatsonia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" phylum="Annelida" rank="genus" status="gen. nov.">
<emphasis id="BE915500717DEF21D783FE71216F92DA" box="[199,345,475,501]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">Bhawatsonia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="BE915500717DEF21D624FE71219892DA" bold="true" box="[352,430,475,501]" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A5A2E87B717DEF21D624FE71219892DA" box="[352,430,475,501]" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" rank="genus">n. gen.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
specimens are found inhabiting rocks, sand, dead and living coral, bivalves and pier piles, or inside of sand tubes of other polychaetes (
<figureCitation id="14DE9597717DEF21D5D4FE5523219136" box="[656,791,511,537]" captionStart="FIGURE 17" captionStartId="34.[151,250,1326,1350]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1302]" captionTargetId="figure-26@34.[151,1435,181,1302]" captionTargetPageId="34" captionText="FIGURE 17. Bhawatsonia purpurea n. comb., neotype (ECOSUR-265). A) Regenerated posterior segments, ventral view; arrow indicated pygidium. Non-type specimen (ECOSUR-2992). B) Specimen sheltered inside a sand tube. C) Sand tube from B. D) Complete specimen removed from sand tube. Scales: 100 µm (A), 1 mm (BCD)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5702071" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5702071/files/figure.png" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">Fig. 17BD</figureCitation>
) (
<bibRefCitation id="E874F4E3717DEF21D46AFE5523899136" author="Monro, C. C. A." box="[814,959,511,537]" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" pagination="1 - 96" refId="ref37530" refString="Monro, C. C. A. (1933) The Polychaeta Errantia collected by Dr C. Crossland at Colon, in the Panama Region, and the Galapagos Islands during the expedition of the S. Y. St. George. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1933, 1 - 96. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1096 - 3642.1933. tb 01578. x" type="journal article" year="1933">Monro 1933</bibRefCitation>
; Rioja 1945; Fauchald 1997; Cruz-Gómez &amp; Bastia-Zavala 2018).
</paragraph>
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