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, hard mud substratum, coll.
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<subSubSection id="C3426529D640FFBE4D8FFF4DFEF8FE58" pageId="6" pageNumber="404" type="diagnosis">
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<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D640FFBE4D8FFF4DFE8CFF28" bold="true" box="[199,322,222,248]" pageId="6" pageNumber="404">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
Species of subgroup 2A belonging to
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<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D640FFBE4FB6FF4CFC6FFF28" box="[766,929,222,248]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="404">P. aibuhitensis</emphasis>
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species group. Specimens with broad-petite and smooth bars on area VI; areas VI-V-VI ridge pattern λ-shaped; area III with laterally isolated paragnaths; areas VIIVIII with anterior band consisting of one row; distal dorsal ligule anteriorly conical, subequal in size throughout; falcigers with camerated shaft divided into two partitions; postero-dorsal tentacular cirri extending to chaetiger 46.
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<subSubSection id="C3426529D640FFBF4D8FFE01FEA3F89D" lastPageId="7" lastPageNumber="405" pageId="6" pageNumber="404" type="description">
<paragraph id="8BE736A2D640FFBE4D8FFE01FE2CFDC8" blockId="6.[151,1437,150,2013]" pageId="6" pageNumber="404">
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Description of
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(MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh-01).
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Atoke, complete, in good condition, 52 (4076) mm TL, 5.8 (36) mm L10, 1 (1.52) mm W10, and 98 (8091) chaetigers. Overall body color brownish (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D640FFBE485CFE25FA41FE00" box="[1300,1423,438,464]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="404">Figure 3A</figureCitation>
), chaetigers mid-dorsally greenish, laterally creamy white, ventrally creamy or white (anterior region with irregular black spots in
<specimenCount id="9D5EFD2BD640FFBE4C70FE6CFE19FDC8" box="[312,471,510,537]" pageId="6" pageNumber="404" type="generic">one specimen</specimenCount>
).
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<paragraph id="8BE736A2D640FFBE4D8FFDB1FA54FDB1" blockId="6.[151,1437,150,2013]" pageId="6" pageNumber="404">
Prostomium campanulate (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D640FFBE4CB1FDB1FDBFFDEC" box="[505,625,546,572]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="404">Figure 3B</figureCitation>
); anterior region distally entire, sub-quadrangular, slightly longer than posterior region; anterolateral gap between antenna and palpophore narrow, as wide as basal diameter of antennae.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE736A2D640FFBE4D8FFDF9FA90FD78" blockId="6.[151,1437,150,2013]" pageId="6" pageNumber="404">
Palpophores sub-conical, thick, slightly longer than wide, as long as prostomium(
<figureCitation id="13632A27D640FFBE497FFDF9FB66FD54" box="[1079,1192,618,644]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="404">Figure3B</figureCitation>
);sub-distal transverse groove distinct, deeply embedded. Palpostyles oval in
<typeStatus id="54E38800D640FFBE4FB2FD1CFCA6FD79" box="[762,872,655,681]" pageId="6" pageNumber="404" type="paratype">paratypes</typeStatus>
, one-half as wide as diameter of palpophore.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE736A2D640FFBE4D8FFD21FE04FD21" blockId="6.[151,1437,150,2013]" pageId="6" pageNumber="404">Antennae tapered, conical, short, as long as prostomial posterior region; antennae separated by gap as wide as basal diameter of antennae.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE736A2D640FFBE4D8FFD69FC04FC75" blockId="6.[151,1437,150,2013]" pageId="6" pageNumber="404">
Paired eyes in rectangular arrangement, purplish (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D640FFBE4FBBFD69FCA6FCC4" box="[755,872,762,788]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="404">Figure 3B</figureCitation>
); gap between both pairs three-quarters as wide as diameter of posterior pair of eyes. Anterior pair of eyes oval, with eye diameter slightly wider than that of antennae, with gap between eyes 3.5 times as wide as eye diameter; lenses visible, whitish, oval, placed anterolaterally, covering 40% of eye. Posterior pair of eyes oval, with diameter as wide as that of antennae, not covered by tentacular belt; lenses visible, purplish, oval, placed centrally, covering 60% of eye.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE736A2D640FFBE4D8FFC3DFEA3FC3C" blockId="6.[151,1437,150,2013]" pageId="6" pageNumber="404">
Tentacular belt 1.3 times as long as chaetiger 1 (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D640FFBE4FB5FC3DFCBBFC18" box="[765,885,942,968]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="404">Figure 3B</figureCitation>
), with straight anterior margin; dorsum without transverse wrinkle.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE736A2D640FFBE4D8FFC65FC45FB14" blockId="6.[151,1437,150,2013]" pageId="6" pageNumber="404">
Tentacular cirri smooth (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D640FFBE4CADFC65FD93FBC0" box="[485,605,1014,1040]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="404">Figure 3B</figureCitation>
). Antero-dorsal cirri extending posteriorly to chaetiger 1 (12). Antero-ventral cirri as long as palpophore, slightly thicker than and as long as postero-ventral cirri. Postero-dorsal cirri longest, extending posteriorly to chaetiger 4 (46). Postero-ventral cirri slenderest, extended over first quarter of prostomial posterior region. Dorsal cirrophores of tentacular cirri cylindrical; postero-dorsal cirrophores as long as wide, subequal to antero-dorsal cirrophores. Ventral cirrophores ring-shaped; postero-ventral cirrophores shortest and narrowest, three-quarters as wide as antero-ventral cirrophores.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE736A2D640FFBE4D8FFB5DFD20F89C" blockId="6.[151,1437,150,2013]" pageId="6" pageNumber="404">
Proboscis everted (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D640FFBE4CD5FB5DFDFBFB38" box="[413,565,1230,1256]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="404">Figure 3BD</figureCitation>
), with maxillary and oral rings cylindrical, wider than long. Jaws denticulate, dark brown amber, 6 (57) short, with blunt tips (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D640FFBE4F96FB61FCB8FADC" box="[734,886,1266,1292]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="404">Figure 3E, F</figureCitation>
); inner margin of fang nearly straight; 2 canals emerging from pulp cavity (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D640FFBE4C80FA85FD98FAE0" box="[456,598,1302,1328]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="404">Figure 3E, F</figureCitation>
). Paragnaths present on both maxillary and oral rings of proboscis, all brown (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D640FFBE4DD7FAA9FEF4FA84" box="[159,314,1338,1364]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="404">Figure 3BD</figureCitation>
); consisting of uniform-base cones, except broad-petite bars on area VI; paragnaths on maxillary ring shorter than those on oral ring; plate-like basements absent. Area I: 4 (13), small (longitudinal row when 2, triangular patch when 3) (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D640FFBE4CFBFA11FDE9FA4C" box="[435,551,1410,1436]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="404">Figure 3B</figureCitation>
). Areas IIa: 18 (1219), IIb: 19 (1418), three irregular rows of uneven cones in ovoid transverse patch, medial cones slightly larger (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D640FFBE4F96FA35FC9CFA10" box="[734,850,1446,1472]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="404">Figure 3B</figureCitation>
). Area III: 25 (2234), four irregular transverse rows of uneven cones in oval patch, distal cones larger, with distinct isolated lateral groups of 3 and 5 (24) paragnaths (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D640FFBE4DD7FA7DFEF5F9D8" box="[159,315,1518,1544]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="404">Figure 3C, D</figureCitation>
). Areas IVa: 32 (2435), IVb: 33 (2635), 67 irregular rows of uneven cones in triangular patch (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D640FFBE4DD7F981FEFAF9FC" box="[159,308,1554,1580]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="404">Figure 3C, D</figureCitation>
), distal cones larger; without merged paragnaths.Area V: 3, triangular patch of coarse cones of similar size, two proximal cones in transverse row and single distal cone on same level as distal-most paragnath on area VI (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D640FFBE4D8DF9C9FEF3F9A4" box="[197,317,1626,1652]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="404">Figure 3B</figureCitation>
). Areas VIa: 2 and VIb: 2, one oblique row of uneven, coarse bars with round tip, well separated from each other, inner as smooth bar, bigger than outer broad-petite bar (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D640FFBE4E99F9EDFB89F948" box="[977,1095,1662,1688]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="404">Figure 3B</figureCitation>
). Areas VIIVIII: 37 (2831), paragnaths in two well-separated bands of similar-sized cones, with anterior band consisting of one furrow row (one paragnath on each region), and posterior band with two transverse rows displaced from each other (furrow row proximal with one cone on each region, ridge row distal with 13 cones on each region). Ridges of areas VI-V-VI with λ-shaped pattern (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D640FFBE4CD3F89DFDDCF8F8" box="[411,530,1806,1832]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="404">Figure 3B</figureCitation>
). Gap between area VI and areas VIIVIII broad, as wide as half of palpophore width. Paired oesophageal caeca present (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D640FFBE4F21F8A1FD2FF89C" box="[617,737,1842,1868]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="404">Figure 3G</figureCitation>
).
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<paragraph id="8BE736A2D640FFBE4D8FF8C5FBB9F844" blockId="6.[151,1437,150,2013]" pageId="6" pageNumber="404">Notopodia consisting of dorsal cirrus, dorsal ligule (distal and proximal regions), and median ligule in biramous parapodia; notopodial prechaetal lobe or notoacicular process not developed throughout.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE736A2D640FFBF4D8FF80DFD26FF05" blockId="6.[151,1437,150,2013]" lastBlockId="7.[151,1437,151,2013]" lastPageId="7" lastPageNumber="405" pageId="6" pageNumber="404">
Dorsal cirrus conical, thick, short (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D640FFBE4F0FF80DFD10F868" box="[583,734,1950,1976]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="404">Figure 3HL</figureCitation>
), longer than proximal region of dorsal ligule and extending up to three-quarters of distal region of dorsal ligule in anterior and middle chaetigers (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D640FFBE496CF851FB7AF80C" box="[1060,1204,1986,2012]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="404">Figure 3HJ</figureCitation>
), as long as proximal and distal regions of dorsal ligule in following chaetigers (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D641FFBF4E78FF04FC07FF61" box="[816,969,151,177]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="405">Figure 3K, L</figureCitation>
); attached to one-third of dorsal ligule in anterior chaetigers, medially in following chaetigers.
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<paragraph id="8BE736A2D641FFBF4D8FFF4CFADBFE25" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="7" pageNumber="405">
Dorsal ligule with distal region as long as proximal region in anterior and middle chaetigers (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D641FFBF49BFFF4CFA5EFF29" box="[1271,1424,223,249]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="405">Figure 3HL</figureCitation>
), becoming shorter than that in following chaetigers (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D641FFBF4F96FE90FCB9FECD" box="[734,887,259,285]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="405">Figure 3K, L</figureCitation>
). Proximal region of dorsal ligule compressed in most chaetigers (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D641FFBF4C19FEB4FE24FE91" box="[337,490,295,321]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="405">Figure 3HK</figureCitation>
), except distended and sub-oval in most-posterior chaetigers (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D641FFBF49D8FEB4FACDFE91" box="[1168,1283,295,321]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="405">Figure 3L</figureCitation>
); 2 prominent ovoid patches of dark brown glands present from posterior chaetigers, covering three-quarters of ligule area. Distal region of dorsal ligule becoming gradually shorter and slightly narrower towards posterior end; bluntly conical in most anterior and most posterior chaetigers (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D641FFBF4FCFFE00FCD2FE7D" box="[647,796,403,429]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="405">Figure 3H, L</figureCitation>
), conical with pointed tip in remaining chaetigers (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D641FFBF4819FE00FF1BFE01" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="405">Figure 3IK</figureCitation>
); slightly shorter than median ligule in anterior and middle chaetigers, slightly longer than that in following chaetigers; projecting distinctly beyond notoacicula throughout; without glandular patches throughout.
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<paragraph id="8BE736A2D641FFBF4D8FFE6CFD40FDED" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="7" pageNumber="405">Median ligule similar-sized throughout; bluntly conical in anterior chaetigers, conical and becoming slightly shorter and narrower in following parapodia.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE736A2D641FFBF4D8FFDD4FD0CFD55" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="7" pageNumber="405">Neuropodia consisting of neuroacicular ligule with superior and inferior lobes, ventral ligule, and ventral cirrus; neuropodial postchaetal lobe reduced throughout.</paragraph>
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Neuroacicular ligule sub-rectangular throughout; longer than ventral ligule in anterior and middle chaetigers (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D641FFBF4DD7FD20FEFCFD1D" box="[159,306,691,717]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="405">Figure 3HJ</figureCitation>
), as long as that in following chaetigers (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D641FFBF4E5AFD20FC60FD1D" box="[786,942,691,717]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="405">Figure 3K, L</figureCitation>
); neuroacicular ligule 1.5 times as wide as ventral ligule in anterior and middle parapodia, twice as wide as that in following chaetigers.
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<paragraph id="8BE736A2D641FFBF4D8FFD68FBDFFCC5" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,2013]" box="[199,1041,763,789]" pageId="7" pageNumber="405">
Superior lobe rounded (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D641FFBF4C98FD68FDAFFCC5" box="[464,609,763,789]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="405">Figure 3HJ</figureCitation>
), subequal to inferior lobe throughout.
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<paragraph id="8BE736A2D641FFBF4D8FFC8CFDEEFC8D" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="7" pageNumber="405">
Inferior lobe rounded, slightly longer than neuroacicular ligule throughout (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D641FFBF496EFC8CFB0CFCE9" box="[1062,1218,799,825]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="405">Figure 3HK</figureCitation>
), becoming shorter in posterior chaetigers (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D641FFBF4CD7FCD0FDDDFC8D" box="[415,531,835,861]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="405">Figure 3L</figureCitation>
).
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<paragraph id="8BE736A2D641FFBF4D8FFCF4FEF6FC19" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="7" pageNumber="405">
Ventral ligule well developed throughout; digitiform, thick, as long as (or slightly shorter than) median ligule in anteriormost chaetigers, bluntly conical, one-half to one-third as long as median ligule in following chaetigers (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D641FFBF4DD7FC3CFEE5FC19" box="[159,299,943,969]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="405">Figure 3IL</figureCitation>
).
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<paragraph id="8BE736A2D641FFBF4D8FFC40FBF0FBC1" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="7" pageNumber="405">
Ventral cirri conical, slender; three-quarters to two-thirds as long as ventral ligule in anteriormost and anterior chaetigers (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D641FFBF4C5FFC64FE6AFBC1" box="[279,420,1015,1041]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="405">Figure 3H, I</figureCitation>
), half as long as that in following chaetigers (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D641FFBF4EECFC64FBFCFBC1" box="[932,1074,1015,1041]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="405">Figure 3JL</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE736A2D641FFBF4D8FFB88FDB7FB71" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="7" pageNumber="405">
Aciculae mostly dark brown throughout. Notoaciculae absent in first 2 chaetigers (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D641FFBF4931FB88FB3DFBE5" box="[1145,1267,1051,1077]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="405">Figure 3H</figureCitation>
). Notoaciculae markedly shorter than neuroaciculae in anterior and middle chaetigers (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D641FFBF4EE3FBACFBF5FB89" box="[939,1083,1087,1113]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="405">Figure 3HJ</figureCitation>
), subequal to those in following chaetigers (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D641FFBF4C50FBF0FE7CFBAD" box="[280,434,1123,1149]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="405">Figure 3K, L</figureCitation>
). Neuroaciculae as long as median ligule in anteriormost and anterior chaetigers, shorter than median ligule in following chaetigers.
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<paragraph id="8BE736A2D641FFBF4D8FFB38FDB6FB39" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="7" pageNumber="405">
Notochaetae all homogomph spinigers throughout; 78 spinigers present in anterior chaetigers,
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middle chaetigers, and
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posterior chaetigers.
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<paragraph id="8BE736A2D641FFBF4D8FFB60FC36FA85" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="7" pageNumber="405">Upper neurochaetae consisting of homogomph spinigers and heterogomph falcigers throughout; 34 spinigers present in anteriormost, anterior and middle chaetigers, 45 spinigers in following chaetigers; 34 falcigers present in anteriormost and anterior chaetigers, 57 falcigers in following chaetigers.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE736A2D641FFBF4D8FFACCFE4AFA35" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="7" pageNumber="405">Lower neurochaetae consisting of heterogomph spinigers and heterogomph falcigers throughout; 12 spinigers present in anteriormost chaetigers, 34 spinigers in anterior chaetigers, 12 spinigers in following chaetigers; 67 falcigers present in anteriormost and anterior chaetigers, 56 falcigers in middle chaetigers and 67 falcigers in following chaetigers.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE736A2D641FFBF4D8FFA7CFB07F981" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="7" pageNumber="405">
Blade of both homogomph and heterogomph spinigers long, finely serrated, with teeth evenly spaced (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D641FFBF4819FA7CFF0CF9FD" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="405">Figure 3M</figureCitation>
). Blade of heterogomph falcigers long, slender, straight, partially serrated (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D641FFBF4974F980FB76F9FD" box="[1084,1208,1555,1581]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="405">Figure 3N</figureCitation>
). Shaft of falcigers camerated, with cavity divided sub-distally into two distinct longitudinal partitions (
<figureCitation id="13632A27D641FFBF490DF9A4FB72F981" box="[1093,1212,1591,1617]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[152,255,1766,1790]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetId="figure-29@5.[151,1435,181,1742]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Perinereis khambhatiensis sp. nov. from Kamboi, Gujarat, India. A, HN, atoke holotype (MSUB-ZL-AN-PCh- 01); BG, atoke paratype (ZSI-WRC ANN/25).A. Whole body in dorsolateral view. B. Anterior region and everted proboscis in dorsal view. C. Everted proboscis in ventral view. D. Paragnaths of areas III and IV, arrows pointing at lateral isolated paragnaths on area III. E. Left jaw in ventral view and right jaw in dorsal view, respectively. F. Close-up of jaw in ventral view, arrow pointing inner canals. G. Paired oesophageal caeca (arrows) in ventral view. HL. Parapodia in anterior view, numbers refer to the chaetiger. M. Homogomph spiniger from notopodia (chaetiger 45). N. Heterogomph falciger from neuropodial subacicular fascicle (chaetiger 48). Scale bars: A, 7 mm; B, 0.8 mm; C, E, 0.4 mm; D, 0.5 mm; F, 0.2 mm; G, 1 mm; HL, 200 μm; M, 40 μm; N, 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8254847" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8254847/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="405">Figure 3N</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE736A2D641FFBF4D8FF9C8FC5AF9A5" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,2013]" box="[199,916,1627,1653]" pageId="7" pageNumber="405">Pygidium with long anal cirri, as long as last 4 (37) chaetigers.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D641FFBF4D8FF9EDFEF1F948" bold="true" box="[199,319,1662,1688]" pageId="7" pageNumber="405">Variation.</emphasis>
Total body length:
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. Length to chaetiger 10:
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. Body width at chaetiger 10:
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. Number of total chaetigers: 76102. Longest tentacular cirri extending to chaetiger 36. Jaws with 911 denticles. Number and pattern of paragnaths: area I: 15, mostly 1 to 3 and rarely 45, two in line, three in triangle, four in rhomboid, or five in circle; area II: 1124; area III:
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central patch, 24 cones isolated laterally; area IV: 2442; area V: 14, three in most of the specimens and rarely 1, 2 or 4; area VIIVIII: 2837. Anal cirri as long as last 37 chaetigers.
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<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D641FFBF4D8FF8C5FEE4F8A0" bold="true" box="[199,298,1878,1904]" pageId="7" pageNumber="405">Habitat.</emphasis>
Tube dwelling species burrowing in calcrete mud flats. Burrows are found abundantly in the substratum from surface to about
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depth, and are separated from each other by thin muddy walls.
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<paragraph id="8BE736A2D641FFBF4D8FF80CFB63F80D" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="7" pageNumber="405">We observed several macrobenthic organisms (amphipods, isopods, brachyurans, burrowing sea anemones, rove beetles and other small fauna) in the hard substratum present studies (unpublished data).</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BE736A2D64EFFB04D8FFF05FB14FF60" blockId="8.[151,1437,150,1509]" box="[199,1242,150,177]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">
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<typeStatus id="54E38800D64EFFB04D8FFF05FECCFF60" box="[199,258,150,176]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">Type</typeStatus>
locality
</emphasis>
. Kamboi (
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,
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),
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of Khambhat,
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,
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.
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<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04D8FFF29FEAFFF04" bold="true" box="[199,353,186,212]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">Distribution.</emphasis>
Only known from Kamboi and Nahar in the Gulf of
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,
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, northwestern
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.
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<subSubSection id="C3426529D64EFFB04D8FFF4DFCF2FECC" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" type="etymology">
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<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04D8FFF4DFE80FF28" bold="true" box="[199,334,222,248]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">Etymology.</emphasis>
The specific epithet makes reference to the Gulf of
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, derived from the region where the
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locality is located and all the specimens were collected.
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<subSubSection id="C3426529D64EFFB04D8FFEB5FC2AFA35" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" type="discussion">
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<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04D8FFEB5FEF5FE90" bold="true" box="[199,315,294,320]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">Remarks.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04C0CFEB4FDA0FE90" box="[324,622,294,320]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">Perinereis khambhatiensis</emphasis>
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</emphasis>
is a member of the
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<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04EE3FEB4FB9EFE90" box="[939,1104,294,320]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. aibuhitensis</emphasis>
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species group following the definition given by
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Villalobos-Guerrero
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04F20FED8FD52FEB4" box="[616,668,330,356]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">et al</emphasis>
. (2021b)
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. Out of nineteen
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<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04E9EFED8FB84FEB4" box="[982,1098,331,356]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">Perinereis</emphasis>
species
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recorded from
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, only three species have been regarded as belonging to
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<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04E5CFEFCFC76FE58" box="[788,952,366,392]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. aibuhitensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species group:
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<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB0493CFEFCFAB6FE58" box="[1140,1400,366,392]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">Perinereis aibuhitensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB048C0FEFCFEF4FE7C" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. singaporiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04C39FE00FDC4FE7C" box="[369,522,403,428]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. vancaurica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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;
<bibRefCitation id="EFC94B53D64EFFB04FFDFE01FCB0FE7C" author="Bhatt, Y. M. &amp; Bal, D. V." box="[693,894,402,428]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" pagination="24 - 51" refId="ref9645" refString="Bhatt, Y. M. &amp; Bal, D. V. (1966) An account of the polychaetous annelids of Bombay. Journal of the University of Bombay, 32 (1 &amp; 4), 24 - 51." type="journal article" year="1966">Bhatt &amp; Bal 1966</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFC94B53D64EFFB04EC2FE01FBF9FE7C" author="Parulekar, A. H." box="[906,1079,402,428]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" pagination="726 - 749" refId="ref11544" refString="Parulekar, A. H. (1972) Polychaetes from Maharashtra and Goa. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 68 (3), 726 - 749." type="journal article" year="1972">Parulekar 1972</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFC94B53D64EFFB0490BFE01FAA6FE7C" author="Sivadas, S. K. &amp; Carvalho, R." box="[1091,1384,402,428]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" pagination="16647 - 16714" refId="ref11921" refString="Sivadas, S. K. &amp; Carvalho, R. (2020) Marine Annelida of India: taxonomy and status evaluation and an updated checklist. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 12 (12), 16647 - 16714. https: // doi. org / 10.11609 / jott. 5357.12.12.16647 - 16714" type="journal article" year="2020">Sivadas &amp; Carvalho 2020</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE736A2D64EFFB04D8FFE25FBC8FCC5" blockId="8.[151,1437,150,1509]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">
Based on the presence of isolated conical paragnaths on area III,
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<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04EE5FE24FBB9FE00" box="[941,1143,438,464]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. khambhatiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB049C8FE25FB0EFE00" bold="true" box="[1152,1216,438,464]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21F57CBD64EFFB049C8FE25FB0EFE00" box="[1152,1216,438,464]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
is morphologically similar to
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<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04C41FE48FE65FE24" box="[265,427,474,500]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. aibuhitensis</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04CAAFE48FD6EFE24" box="[482,672,475,500]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. singaporiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, both described from far and distinct biogeographic realms (Eastern and Central Indo-Pacific, respectively, according to
<bibRefCitation id="EFC94B53D64EFFB04FA9FE6DFC06FDC8" author="Spalding, M. D. &amp; Fox, H. E. &amp; Allen, G. R. &amp; Davidson, N. &amp; Ferdana, Z. A. &amp; Finlayson, M. &amp; Halpern, B. S. &amp; Jorge, M. A. &amp; Lombana, A. &amp; Lourie, S. A. &amp; Martin, K. D. &amp; McManus, E. &amp; Molnar, J. &amp; Recchia, C. A. &amp; Robertson, J." box="[737,968,510,536]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" pagination="573 - 583" refId="ref12017" refString="Spalding, M. D., Fox, H. E., Allen, G. R., Davidson, N., Ferdana, Z. A., Finlayson, M., Halpern, B. S., Jorge, M. A., Lombana, A., Lourie, S. A., Martin, K. D., McManus, E., Molnar, J., Recchia, C. A. &amp; Robertson, J. (2007) Marine ecoregions of the world: A bioregionalization of coastal and shelf areas. BioScience, 57 (7), 573 - 583. https: // doi. org / 10.1641 / B 570707" type="journal article" year="2007">
Spalding
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04E04FE6CFC4BFDC8" box="[844,901,510,536]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">et al.</emphasis>
2007
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), but reported in Indian waters. However,
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<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04DDFFDB0FEADFDEC" box="[151,355,546,572]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. khambhatiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04C25FDB1FE61FDEC" bold="true" box="[365,431,546,572]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21F57CBD64EFFB04C25FDB1FE61FDEC" box="[365,431,546,572]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
differs from them by the conical shape of the distal region of dorsal ligules in anterior chaetigers (bluntly conical in
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<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04CAFFDD4FD44FDB0" box="[487,650,582,608]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. aibuhitensis</emphasis>
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, bluntly rounded in
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<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04E39FDD4FBFEFDB0" box="[881,1072,583,608]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. singaporiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
). In addition,
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<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB0499AFDD4FA52FDB0" box="[1234,1436,582,608]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. khambhatiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04DDFFDF9FF19FD54" bold="true" box="[151,215,618,644]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21F57CBD64EFFB04DDFFDF9FF19FD54" box="[151,215,618,644]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
differs from
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<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04C22FDF8FDC2FD54" box="[362,524,618,644]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. aibuhitensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the ridge pattern of areas VI-V-VI, the range number of paragnaths present on area IV, and length of the bar-shaped paragnaths on area VI. In
<taxonomicName id="4C584D21D64EFFB04E2BFD1CFBE3FD78" authority="Prajapat &amp; Villalobos-Guerrero &amp; Vachhrajani, 2023" authorityName="Prajapat &amp; Villalobos-Guerrero &amp; Vachhrajani" authorityYear="2023" box="[867,1069,654,680]" class="Polychaeta" family="Nereididae" genus="Perinereis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="khambhatiensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04E2BFD1CFBE3FD78" box="[867,1069,654,680]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. khambhatiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB0497DFD1DFBBBFD78" bold="true" box="[1077,1141,654,680]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21F57CBD64EFFB0497DFD1DFBBBFD78" box="[1077,1141,654,680]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, the ridge pattern of areas VI-V-VI is λ-shaped, contrary to that π-shaped present in
<taxonomicName id="4C584D21D64EFFB04E6FFD20FC04FD1C" baseAuthorityName="Grube" baseAuthorityYear="1878" box="[807,970,690,716]" class="Polychaeta" family="Nereididae" genus="Perinereis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="aibuhitensis">
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04E6FFD20FC04FD1C" box="[807,970,690,716]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. aibuhitensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. In
<taxonomicName id="4C584D21D64EFFB04EB1FD20FB0AFD1C" authority="Prajapat &amp; Villalobos-Guerrero &amp; Vachhrajani, 2023" authorityName="Prajapat &amp; Villalobos-Guerrero &amp; Vachhrajani" authorityYear="2023" box="[1017,1220,690,716]" class="Polychaeta" family="Nereididae" genus="Perinereis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="khambhatiensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04EB1FD20FB0AFD1C" box="[1017,1220,690,716]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. khambhatiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04984FD21FAC2FD1C" bold="true" box="[1228,1292,690,716]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21F57CBD64EFFB04984FD21FAC2FD1C" box="[1228,1292,690,716]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, area IV has 2442 paragnaths, in contrast to 823 present in
<taxonomicName id="4C584D21D64EFFB04FFDFD44FC98FD20" baseAuthorityName="Grube" baseAuthorityYear="1878" box="[693,854,726,752]" class="Polychaeta" family="Nereididae" genus="Perinereis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="aibuhitensis">
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04FFDFD44FC98FD20" box="[693,854,726,752]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. aibuhitensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. In
<taxonomicName id="4C584D21D64EFFB04EC9FD44FB84FD20" authority="Prajapat &amp; Villalobos-Guerrero &amp; Vachhrajani, 2023" authorityName="Prajapat &amp; Villalobos-Guerrero &amp; Vachhrajani" authorityYear="2023" box="[897,1098,726,752]" class="Polychaeta" family="Nereididae" genus="Perinereis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="khambhatiensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04EC9FD44FB84FD20" box="[897,1098,726,752]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. khambhatiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04918FD45FB41FD20" bold="true" box="[1104,1167,726,752]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21F57CBD64EFFB04918FD45FB41FD20" box="[1104,1167,726,752]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, the inner bar of area VI is longer than the outer one, contrary to those of similar size in
<taxonomicName id="4C584D21D64EFFB04E14FD68FC31FCC4" baseAuthorityName="Grube" baseAuthorityYear="1878" box="[860,1023,762,788]" class="Polychaeta" family="Nereididae" genus="Perinereis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="aibuhitensis">
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04E14FD68FC31FCC4" box="[860,1023,762,788]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. aibuhitensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE736A2D64EFFB04D8FFC8CFA45FBC1" blockId="8.[151,1437,150,1509]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">
<taxonomicName id="4C584D21D64EFFB04D8FFC8CFE5EFCE8" authority="Prajapat &amp; Villalobos-Guerrero &amp; Vachhrajani, 2023" authorityName="Prajapat &amp; Villalobos-Guerrero &amp; Vachhrajani" authorityYear="2023" box="[199,400,798,824]" class="Polychaeta" family="Nereididae" genus="Perinereis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="khambhatiensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04D8FFC8CFE5EFCE8" box="[199,400,798,824]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. khambhatiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04CDFFC8DFE18FCE8" bold="true" box="[407,470,798,824]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21F57CBD64EFFB04CDFFC8DFE18FCE8" box="[407,470,798,824]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
can be distinguished from
<taxonomicName id="4C584D21D64EFFB04E4BFC8CFC0FFCE8" baseAuthorityName="Grube" baseAuthorityYear="1878" box="[771,961,799,824]" class="Polychaeta" family="Nereididae" genus="Perinereis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="singaporiensis">
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04E4BFC8CFC0FFCE8" box="[771,961,799,824]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. singaporiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the pattern of paragnaths on areas VII VIII, number of teeth in jaws, and number of paragnaths on areas II, V, and VIIVIII.
<taxonomicName id="4C584D21D64EFFB0493AFCD0FA52FC8C" authority="Prajapat &amp; Villalobos-Guerrero &amp; Vachhrajani, 2023" authorityName="Prajapat &amp; Villalobos-Guerrero &amp; Vachhrajani" authorityYear="2023" box="[1138,1436,834,860]" class="Polychaeta" family="Nereididae" genus="Perinereis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="khambhatiensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB0493AFCD0FA52FC8C" box="[1138,1436,834,860]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">Perinereis khambhatiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04DDFFCF5FF17FC50" bold="true" box="[151,217,870,896]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21F57CBD64EFFB04DDFFCF5FF17FC50" box="[151,217,870,896]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
is also different from
<taxonomicName id="4C584D21D64EFFB04C95FCF4FD53FC50" baseAuthorityName="Grube" baseAuthorityYear="1878" box="[477,669,871,896]" class="Polychaeta" family="Nereididae" genus="Perinereis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="singaporiensis">
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04C95FCF4FD53FC50" box="[477,669,871,896]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. singaporiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having the anterior band of areas VIIVIII with one transverse row present on furrows, in contrast to two rows (furrows and ridges) in the latter species. In
<taxonomicName id="4C584D21D64EFFB049E1FC18FABDFC74" authority="Prajapat &amp; Villalobos-Guerrero &amp; Vachhrajani, 2023" authorityName="Prajapat &amp; Villalobos-Guerrero &amp; Vachhrajani" authorityYear="2023" box="[1193,1395,906,932]" class="Polychaeta" family="Nereididae" genus="Perinereis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="khambhatiensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB049E1FC18FABDFC74" box="[1193,1395,906,932]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. khambhatiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04833FC19FF60FC18" bold="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21F57CBD64EFFB04833FC19FF60FC18" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, area II has 1124 paragnaths, area V has typically three paragnaths, and areas VIIVIII have 2837 paragnaths, whereas in
<taxonomicName id="4C584D21D64EFFB04C51FC40FE17FC3C" baseAuthorityName="Grube" baseAuthorityYear="1878" box="[281,473,979,1004]" class="Polychaeta" family="Nereididae" genus="Perinereis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="singaporiensis">
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04C51FC40FE17FC3C" box="[281,473,979,1004]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. singaporiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
area II has 910 paragnaths, area V has a single paragnath, and areas VIIVIII have 3448 paragnaths. In
<taxonomicName id="4C584D21D64EFFB04CC2FC64FD9DFBC0" authority="Prajapat &amp; Villalobos-Guerrero &amp; Vachhrajani, 2023" authorityName="Prajapat &amp; Villalobos-Guerrero &amp; Vachhrajani" authorityYear="2023" box="[394,595,1014,1040]" class="Polychaeta" family="Nereididae" genus="Perinereis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="khambhatiensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04CC2FC64FD9DFBC0" box="[394,595,1014,1040]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. khambhatiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04F12FC65FD54FBC0" bold="true" box="[602,666,1014,1040]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21F57CBD64EFFB04F12FC65FD54FBC0" box="[602,666,1014,1040]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, the jaws have 911 denticles, contrary to
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<taxonomicName id="4C584D21D64EFFB0498DFC64FA4AFBC0" baseAuthorityName="Grube" baseAuthorityYear="1878" box="[1221,1412,1015,1040]" class="Polychaeta" family="Nereididae" genus="Perinereis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="singaporiensis">
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB0498DFC64FA4AFBC0" box="[1221,1412,1015,1040]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. singaporiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE736A2D64EFFB04D8FFB88FBA2FB39" blockId="8.[151,1437,150,1509]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">
<taxonomicName id="4C584D21D64EFFB04D8FFB88FE5CFBE4" authority="Prajapat &amp; Villalobos-Guerrero &amp; Vachhrajani, 2023" authorityName="Prajapat &amp; Villalobos-Guerrero &amp; Vachhrajani" authorityYear="2023" box="[199,402,1050,1076]" class="Polychaeta" family="Nereididae" genus="Perinereis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="khambhatiensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04D8FFB88FE5CFBE4" box="[199,402,1050,1076]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. khambhatiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04CD2FB89FE15FBE4" bold="true" box="[410,475,1050,1076]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21F57CBD64EFFB04CD2FB89FE15FBE4" box="[410,475,1050,1076]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
differs from
<taxonomicName id="4C584D21D64EFFB04F39FB88FCC2FBE4" baseAuthorityName="Ehlers" baseAuthorityYear="1868" box="[625,780,1051,1076]" class="Polychaeta" family="Nereididae" genus="Perinereis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="vancaurica">
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04F39FB88FCC2FBE4" box="[625,780,1051,1076]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. vancaurica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by several features. In
<taxonomicName id="4C584D21D64EFFB0495EFB88FB2FFBE4" authority="Prajapat &amp; Villalobos-Guerrero &amp; Vachhrajani, 2023" authorityName="Prajapat &amp; Villalobos-Guerrero &amp; Vachhrajani" authorityYear="2023" box="[1046,1249,1050,1076]" class="Polychaeta" family="Nereididae" genus="Perinereis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="khambhatiensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB0495EFB88FB2FFBE4" box="[1046,1249,1050,1076]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. khambhatiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB049A1FB89FAE4FBE4" bold="true" box="[1257,1322,1050,1076]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21F57CBD64EFFB049A1FB89FAE4FBE4" box="[1257,1322,1050,1076]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, the ridge pattern of areas VIVVI is λ-shaped, contrary to π-shaped in
<taxonomicName id="4C584D21D64EFFB04E0CFBACFC12FB88" baseAuthorityName="Ehlers" baseAuthorityYear="1868" box="[836,988,1087,1112]" class="Polychaeta" family="Nereididae" genus="Perinereis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="vancaurica">
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04E0CFBACFC12FB88" box="[836,988,1087,1112]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. vancaurica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. In
<taxonomicName id="4C584D21D64EFFB0494EFBACFB00FB88" authority="Prajapat &amp; Villalobos-Guerrero &amp; Vachhrajani, 2023" authorityName="Prajapat &amp; Villalobos-Guerrero &amp; Vachhrajani" authorityYear="2023" box="[1030,1230,1086,1112]" class="Polychaeta" family="Nereididae" genus="Perinereis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="khambhatiensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB0494EFBACFB00FB88" box="[1030,1230,1086,1112]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. khambhatiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB0499BFBADFADFFB88" bold="true" box="[1235,1297,1086,1112]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21F57CBD64EFFB0499BFBADFADFFB88" box="[1235,1297,1086,1112]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, the anterior band of areas VIIVIII has one transverse row present on furrows, in contrast to two rows (furrows and ridges) in
<taxonomicName id="4C584D21D64EFFB04DDFFB14FEFAFB70" baseAuthorityName="Ehlers" baseAuthorityYear="1868" box="[151,308,1159,1184]" class="Polychaeta" family="Nereididae" genus="Perinereis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="vancaurica">
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04DDFFB14FEFAFB70" box="[151,308,1159,1184]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. vancaurica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. In
<taxonomicName id="4C584D21D64EFFB04C2FFB14FDFDFB70" authorityName="Prajapat &amp; Villalobos-Guerrero &amp; Vachhrajani" authorityYear="2023" box="[359,563,1158,1184]" class="Polychaeta" family="Nereididae" genus="Perinereis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="khambhatiensis">
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04C2FFB14FDFDFB70" box="[359,563,1158,1184]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. khambhatiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, area III has laterally isolated paragnaths, in contrast to their absence in
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB048C0FB14FED3FB14" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">
<taxonomicName id="4C584D21D64EFFB048C0FB14FED7FB14" baseAuthorityName="Ehlers" baseAuthorityYear="1868" class="Polychaeta" family="Nereididae" genus="Perinereis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="vancaurica">P. vancaurica</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
In
<taxonomicName id="4C584D21D64EFFB04C0CFB38FDC0FB14" authority="Prajapat &amp; Villalobos-Guerrero &amp; Vachhrajani, 2023" authorityName="Prajapat &amp; Villalobos-Guerrero &amp; Vachhrajani" authorityYear="2023" box="[324,526,1194,1220]" class="Polychaeta" family="Nereididae" genus="Perinereis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="khambhatiensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04C0CFB38FDC0FB14" box="[324,526,1194,1220]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. khambhatiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04F5FFB39FD99FB14" bold="true" box="[535,599,1194,1220]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21F57CBD64EFFB04F5FFB39FD99FB14" box="[535,599,1194,1220]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, the number of paragnaths on areas III (2234), IV (2442) and VIIVIII (2837) is fewer than in
<taxonomicName id="4C584D21D64EFFB04CE3FB5CFD8BFB38" baseAuthorityName="Ehlers" baseAuthorityYear="1868" box="[427,581,1231,1256]" class="Polychaeta" family="Nereididae" genus="Perinereis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="vancaurica">
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04CE3FB5CFD8BFB38" box="[427,581,1231,1256]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. vancaurica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(areas III: 3284; IV: 4088; VIIVIII: 58129).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE736A2D64EFFB04D8FFB61FC2AFA35" blockId="8.[151,1437,150,1509]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">
<bibRefCitation id="EFC94B53D64EFFB04D8FFB61FE6AFADC" author="Bhatt, Y. M. &amp; Bal, D. V." box="[199,420,1266,1292]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" pagination="24 - 51" refId="ref9645" refString="Bhatt, Y. M. &amp; Bal, D. V. (1966) An account of the polychaetous annelids of Bombay. Journal of the University of Bombay, 32 (1 &amp; 4), 24 - 51." type="journal article" year="1966">Bhatt &amp; Bal (1966)</bibRefCitation>
described two varieties of
<taxonomicName id="4C584D21D64EFFB04F91FB60FC83FADC" authorityName="Kinberg" authorityYear="1865" box="[729,845,1267,1292]" class="Polychaeta" family="Nereididae" genus="Perinereis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" phylum="Annelida" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04F91FB60FC83FADC" box="[729,845,1267,1292]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">Perinereis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from
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(both from
<collectingCountry id="F34F7632D64EFFB04910FB61FB73FADC" box="[1112,1213,1266,1292]" name="India" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">Bombay</collectingCountry>
):
<taxonomicName id="4C584D21D64EFFB04998FB60FF13FAE0" baseAuthorityName="Bhatt &amp; Bal" baseAuthorityYear="1966" class="Polychaeta" family="Nereididae" genus="Perinereis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" phylum="Annelida" rank="variety" species="vancaurica" variety="indica">
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04998FB60FAA5FADC" box="[1232,1387,1267,1292]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. vancaurica</emphasis>
var.
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04DDFFA85FF13FAE0" box="[151,221,1302,1328]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">indica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C584D21D64EFFB04C50FA84FD87FAE0" baseAuthorityName="Bhatt &amp; Bal" baseAuthorityYear="1966" box="[280,585,1302,1329]" class="Polychaeta" family="Nereididae" genus="Perinereis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" phylum="Annelida" rank="variety" species="nuntia" variety="bombayensis">
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04C50FA84FEB3FAE0" box="[280,381,1303,1328]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. nuntia</emphasis>
var.
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04CF0FA85FD87FAE0" box="[440,585,1302,1328]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">bombayensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. However, several taxonomic characters were not mentioned and properly defined for the specimens, and these taxa are not valid according to the article 45.6.3 (ICZN 1999), which states that varieties described after 1960 are considered of an infrasubspecific rank. Therefore, these are not available names and they are herein considered invalid. The records likely represent species similar to the complexes
<taxonomicName id="4C584D21D64EFFB0484BFA10FA52FA4C" baseAuthorityName="Ehlers" baseAuthorityYear="1868" box="[1283,1436,1411,1436]" class="Polychaeta" family="Nereididae" genus="Perinereis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="vancaurica">
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB0484BFA10FA52FA4C" box="[1283,1436,1411,1436]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. vancaurica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C584D21D64EFFB04D8EFA34FEE7FA10" baseAuthorityName="Lamarck" baseAuthorityYear="1818" box="[198,297,1447,1472]" class="Polychaeta" family="Nereididae" genus="Perinereis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="nuntia">
<emphasis id="B92CEAB0D64EFFB04D8EFA34FEE7FA10" box="[198,297,1447,1472]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="406">P. nuntia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; however, this requires reexamination of
<bibRefCitation id="EFC94B53D64EFFB04FB1FA35FC2DFA10" author="Bhatt, Y. M. &amp; Bal, D. V." box="[761,995,1446,1472]" pageId="8" pageNumber="406" pagination="24 - 51" refId="ref9645" refString="Bhatt, Y. M. &amp; Bal, D. V. (1966) An account of the polychaetous annelids of Bombay. Journal of the University of Bombay, 32 (1 &amp; 4), 24 - 51." type="journal article" year="1966">Bhatt &amp; Bals (1966)</bibRefCitation>
material, or newly collected specimens from the region, since they are known only by the pharyngeal arrangement.
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