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wide across abdominal setigers. Thoracic region with setigers 18 short and crowded, setiger 9 first elongate, as long as 2.5 preceding setigers (
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,
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). Abdominal region with elongate cylindrical segments, each about as long as entire thoracic region, terminating in posterior bulbous section bearing at least three parapodia with hooks (
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). Color in alcohol opaque white.
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Pre-setiger region short, about as long as first three segments (
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). Prostomium triangular, tapering anteriorly to narrow, rounded tip (
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,
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); eyespots absent; nuchal organs narrow slits dorsolateral on border with peristomium (
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). Peristomium a single ring, interrupted dorsally by thick dorsal crest extending from posterior border of prostomium over setiger 1 to anterior border of setiger 2 (
<figureCitation id="13630FBDFFA3CB17FBB184F7FB55FB4A" box="[1108,1215,1231,1257]" captionStart="FIGURE 23" captionStartId="48.[151,250,1917,1941]" captionTargetBox="[170,1428,194,1880]" captionTargetId="figure-18@48.[151,1436,181,1893]" captionTargetPageId="48" captionText="FIGURE 23. Heterospio ehlersi n. sp. Holotype (LACM-AHF Poly 13289): A, anterior end, dorsal view; B, anterior end, ventral view; C, capillary from setiger 10, posterior row; D, acicular spines from setiger 10; E, notopodial hook from bulbous posterior end." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7794966" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7794966/files/figure.png" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Fig. 23A</figureCitation>
); grooves on either side of dorsal crest likely site where dorsal tentacles arise, but these not present. Ventrally, peristomium entire, interrupted by mouth between prostomium and peristomium (
<figureCitation id="13630FBDFFA3CB17FCB3852FFC55FA92" box="[854,959,1303,1329]" captionStart="FIGURE 23" captionStartId="48.[151,250,1917,1941]" captionTargetBox="[170,1428,194,1880]" captionTargetId="figure-18@48.[151,1436,181,1893]" captionTargetPageId="48" captionText="FIGURE 23. Heterospio ehlersi n. sp. Holotype (LACM-AHF Poly 13289): A, anterior end, dorsal view; B, anterior end, ventral view; C, capillary from setiger 10, posterior row; D, acicular spines from setiger 10; E, notopodial hook from bulbous posterior end." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7794966" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7794966/files/figure.png" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Fig. 23B</figureCitation>
); mouth a transverse groove with shallow vestibule on anterior border and narrow posterior lip with short lobes (
<figureCitation id="13630FBDFFA3CB17FC4E8503FBF9FAF6" box="[939,1043,1339,1365]" captionStart="FIGURE 23" captionStartId="48.[151,250,1917,1941]" captionTargetBox="[170,1428,194,1880]" captionTargetId="figure-18@48.[151,1436,181,1893]" captionTargetPageId="48" captionText="FIGURE 23. Heterospio ehlersi n. sp. Holotype (LACM-AHF Poly 13289): A, anterior end, dorsal view; B, anterior end, ventral view; C, capillary from setiger 10, posterior row; D, acicular spines from setiger 10; E, notopodial hook from bulbous posterior end." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7794966" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7794966/files/figure.png" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Fig. 23B</figureCitation>
); pharynx not observed.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE71338FFA3CB17FF228567FE6DFA3E" blockId="47.[151,1437,834,1977]" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Branchiae present on setigers 24 either intact or as stubs; when present, branchiae long, thin, crenulated, with internal blood vessel.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE71338FFA3CB17FF22859FFE33F98E" blockId="47.[151,1437,834,1977]" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">
Thoracic region consisting of eight short setigers, each about three times as wide as long and a ninth transitional setiger about 2.5 times as long as setiger 8 (
<figureCitation id="13630FBDFFA3CB17FD6885F3FCEAFA46" box="[653,768,1483,1509]" captionStart="FIGURE 23" captionStartId="48.[151,250,1917,1941]" captionTargetBox="[170,1428,194,1880]" captionTargetId="figure-18@48.[151,1436,181,1893]" captionTargetPageId="48" captionText="FIGURE 23. Heterospio ehlersi n. sp. Holotype (LACM-AHF Poly 13289): A, anterior end, dorsal view; B, anterior end, ventral view; C, capillary from setiger 10, posterior row; D, acicular spines from setiger 10; E, notopodial hook from bulbous posterior end." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7794966" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7794966/files/figure.png" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Figs. 23A</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13630FBDFFA3CB17FCE885F3FCABFA46" box="[781,833,1483,1509]" captionStart="FIGURE 24" captionStartId="49.[151,250,1160,1184]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1137]" captionTargetId="figure-17@49.[151,1436,181,1137]" captionTargetPageId="49" captionText="FIGURE 24. Heterospio ehlersi n. sp. Holotype (LACM-AHF Poly 13289): A, anterior end, dorsal view; B, bulbous posterior end right lateral view; C, bulbous posterior end with detail of notopodial hook. Stained with Shirlastain A." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7794968" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7794968/files/figure.png" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">24A</figureCitation>
). All thoracic setigers slightly flattened dorsally with parapodia weakly inflated and elevated over dorsum; ventral similarly inflated, but with broad ventral ridge extending over setigers 18 (
<figureCitation id="13630FBDFFA3CB17FE83862BFE27F98E" box="[358,461,1555,1581]" captionStart="FIGURE 23" captionStartId="48.[151,250,1917,1941]" captionTargetBox="[170,1428,194,1880]" captionTargetId="figure-18@48.[151,1436,181,1893]" captionTargetPageId="48" captionText="FIGURE 23. Heterospio ehlersi n. sp. Holotype (LACM-AHF Poly 13289): A, anterior end, dorsal view; B, anterior end, ventral view; C, capillary from setiger 10, posterior row; D, acicular spines from setiger 10; E, notopodial hook from bulbous posterior end." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7794966" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7794966/files/figure.png" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Fig. 23B</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE71338FFA3CB17FF22860FFC43F8EE" blockId="47.[151,1437,834,1977]" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">
All parapodia biramous with setal fascicles arising from anterior edge of segment. All thoracic noto- and neuropodia of setigers 19 with 1215 long capillaries in spreading fascicles arising from a rounded torus. Elongate abdominal setigers from setiger 10 to about 20 with widely spaced noto- and neuropodia; distinct dorsal, lateral and ventral gaps producing four sets of setae; continuous encircling cinctures not present until last few abdominal setigers (2023) where reduced gaps result in cinctures of both spines and capillaries. Spines in anterior row numbering about 1520 per noto- or neuropodium on most abdominal setigers, last few setigers with up to 25 spines per podium; numerous capillaries in posterior row in all abdominal setigers. Acicular spines curved or straight, tapering to narrow tip (
<figureCitation id="13630FBDFFA3CB17FED2870BFE75F8EE" box="[311,415,1843,1869]" captionStart="FIGURE 23" captionStartId="48.[151,250,1917,1941]" captionTargetBox="[170,1428,194,1880]" captionTargetId="figure-18@48.[151,1436,181,1893]" captionTargetPageId="48" captionText="FIGURE 23. Heterospio ehlersi n. sp. Holotype (LACM-AHF Poly 13289): A, anterior end, dorsal view; B, anterior end, ventral view; C, capillary from setiger 10, posterior row; D, acicular spines from setiger 10; E, notopodial hook from bulbous posterior end." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7794966" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7794966/files/figure.png" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Fig. 23D</figureCitation>
); aristate spines and subuluncini not observed.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE71338FFA3CB17FF22876FFCBAF836" blockId="47.[151,1437,834,1977]" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">
Posterior bulbous section about as long as wide (
<figureCitation id="13630FBDFFA3CB17FD0F876FFCBBF8D2" box="[746,849,1879,1905]" captionStart="FIGURE 24" captionStartId="49.[151,250,1160,1184]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1137]" captionTargetId="figure-17@49.[151,1436,181,1137]" captionTargetPageId="49" captionText="FIGURE 24. Heterospio ehlersi n. sp. Holotype (LACM-AHF Poly 13289): A, anterior end, dorsal view; B, bulbous posterior end right lateral view; C, bulbous posterior end with detail of notopodial hook. Stained with Shirlastain A." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7794968" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7794968/files/figure.png" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Fig. 24B</figureCitation>
), with three parapodia each with 12 acicular spines per ramus. Each spine curved, with blunt tip (
<figureCitation id="13630FBDFFA3CB17FD738743FCEFF836" box="[662,773,1915,1941]" captionStart="FIGURE 23" captionStartId="48.[151,250,1917,1941]" captionTargetBox="[170,1428,194,1880]" captionTargetId="figure-18@48.[151,1436,181,1893]" captionTargetPageId="48" captionText="FIGURE 23. Heterospio ehlersi n. sp. Holotype (LACM-AHF Poly 13289): A, anterior end, dorsal view; B, anterior end, ventral view; C, capillary from setiger 10, posterior row; D, acicular spines from setiger 10; E, notopodial hook from bulbous posterior end." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7794966" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7794966/files/figure.png" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Figs. 23E</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13630FBDFFA3CB17FCF58743FCA9F836" box="[784,835,1915,1941]" captionStart="FIGURE 24" captionStartId="49.[151,250,1160,1184]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1137]" captionTargetId="figure-17@49.[151,1436,181,1137]" captionTargetPageId="49" captionText="FIGURE 24. Heterospio ehlersi n. sp. Holotype (LACM-AHF Poly 13289): A, anterior end, dorsal view; B, bulbous posterior end right lateral view; C, bulbous posterior end with detail of notopodial hook. Stained with Shirlastain A." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7794968" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7794968/files/figure.png" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">24C</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE71338FFA3CB17FF2287A7FB87F81A" blockId="47.[151,1437,834,1977]" box="[199,1133,1950,1977]" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">
<emphasis id="B92CCF2AFFA3CB17FF2287A7FE3EF81B" bold="true" box="[199,468,1950,1977]" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Methyl Green staining</emphasis>
. Dorsal peristomial ring retains stain, otherwise no pattern.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="8BE71338FFBCCB08FF728745FEC9F87E" blockId="48.[151,1436,1917,2013]" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">
<emphasis id="B92CCF2AFFBCCB08FF728745FEF6F836" bold="true" box="[151,284,1917,1941]" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">FIGURE 23</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="4C5868BBFFBCCB08FEC98746FE03F836" authority="Blake &amp; Maciolek, 2023" authorityName="Blake &amp; Maciolek" authorityYear="2023" box="[300,489,1917,1941]" class="Polychaeta" family="Longosomatidae" genus="Heterospio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Spionida" pageId="48" pageNumber="49" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="ehlersi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B92CCF2AFFBCCB08FEC98746FE03F836" box="[300,489,1917,1941]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">Heterospio ehlersi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B92CCF2AFFBCCB08FE178745FDC2F836" bold="true" box="[498,552,1917,1941]" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">n. sp</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
Holotype (LACM-AHF Poly 13289): A, anterior end, dorsal view; B, anterior end, ventral view; C, capillary from setiger 10, posterior row; D, acicular spines from setiger 10; E, notopodial hook from bulbous posterior end.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="8BE71338FFBDCB09FF7284B0FB26FB66" blockId="49.[151,1436,1160,1221]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">
<emphasis id="B92CCF2AFFBDCB09FF7284B0FEF3FB03" bold="true" box="[151,281,1160,1184]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">FIGURE 24</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="4C5868BBFFBDCB09FEC384B1FE0BFB03" authority="Blake &amp; Maciolek, 2023" authorityName="Blake &amp; Maciolek" authorityYear="2023" box="[294,481,1160,1184]" class="Polychaeta" family="Longosomatidae" genus="Heterospio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Spionida" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="ehlersi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B92CCF2AFFBDCB09FEC384B1FE0BFB03" box="[294,481,1160,1184]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Heterospio ehlersi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B92CCF2AFFBDCB09FE0284B1FDF0FB02" bold="true" box="[487,538,1161,1185]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">n. sp</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
Holotype (LACM-AHF Poly 13289): A, anterior end, dorsal view; B, bulbous posterior end right lateral view; C, bulbous posterior end with detail of notopodial hook. Stained with Shirlastain A.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="C34240B3FFBDCB09FF2284CBFCC6F93A" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BE71338FFBDCB09FF2284CBFCD5FA62" blockId="49.[151,1437,1267,1833]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">
<emphasis id="B92CCF2AFFBDCB09FF2284CBFEDEFAAE" bold="true" box="[199,308,1267,1293]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Remarks</emphasis>
. Among shallow-water species of
<taxonomicName id="4C5868BBFFBDCB09FD5E84CCFCDCFAAE" authorityName="Ehlers" authorityYear="1874" box="[699,822,1268,1293]" class="Polychaeta" family="Longosomatidae" genus="Heterospio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Spionida" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" phylum="Annelida" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B92CCF2AFFBDCB09FD5E84CCFCDCFAAE" box="[699,822,1268,1293]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Heterospio</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
that lack neuropodial spines on setiger 1, have five or fewer pairs of branchiae, and have setiger 9 as the first elongate setiger,
<taxonomicName id="4C5868BBFFBDCB09FC5A8520FBC4FA92" authority="Blake &amp; Maciolek, 2023" authorityName="Blake &amp; Maciolek" authorityYear="2023" box="[959,1070,1303,1329]" class="Polychaeta" family="Longosomatidae" genus="Heterospio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Spionida" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="ehlersi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B92CCF2AFFBDCB09FC5A8520FBC4FA92" box="[959,1070,1303,1329]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">H. ehlersi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21F7251FFBDCB09FBD0852FFB9EFA92" box="[1077,1140,1303,1329]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B92CCF2AFFBDCB09FBD0852FFB86FA92" bold="true" box="[1077,1132,1303,1329]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">n. sp</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
from the South
<collectingCountry id="F34F53A8FFBDCB09FACF852FFA87FA92" box="[1322,1389,1303,1329]" name="China" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">China</collectingCountry>
Sea mostly closely resembles
<taxonomicName id="4C5868BBFFBDCB09FE518504FDDEFAF6" authority="Blake &amp; Maciolek, 2023" authorityName="Blake &amp; Maciolek" authorityYear="2023" box="[436,564,1339,1365]" class="Polychaeta" family="Longosomatidae" genus="Heterospio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Spionida" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="africana" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B92CCF2AFFBDCB09FE518504FDDEFAF6" box="[436,564,1339,1365]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">H. africana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21F7251FFBDCB09FDDF8503FD92FAF6" box="[570,632,1339,1365]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B92CCF2AFFBDCB09FDDF8503FD9AFAF6" bold="true" box="[570,624,1339,1365]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">n. sp</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
from off
<collectingCountry id="F34F53A8FFBDCB09FD058503FC92FAF6" box="[736,888,1339,1365]" name="Mozambique" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Mozambique</collectingCountry>
. They differ in that
<taxonomicName id="4C5868BBFFBDCB09FBAB8504FB51FAF6" authority="Blake &amp; Maciolek, 2023" authorityName="Blake &amp; Maciolek" authorityYear="2023" box="[1102,1211,1339,1365]" class="Polychaeta" family="Longosomatidae" genus="Heterospio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Spionida" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="ehlersi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B92CCF2AFFBDCB09FBAB8504FB51FAF6" box="[1102,1211,1339,1365]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">H. ehlersi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21F7251FFBDCB09FB248503FB15FAF6" box="[1217,1279,1339,1365]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B92CCF2AFFBDCB09FB248503FB1DFAF6" bold="true" box="[1217,1271,1339,1365]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">n. sp</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
has branchiae from setigers 24, one peristomial ring, and acicular spines from setiger 10 to the end of the abdominal region, whereas
<taxonomicName id="4C5868BBFFBDCB09FF1C85BCFE93FA3E" authority="Blake &amp; Maciolek, 2023" authorityName="Blake &amp; Maciolek" authorityYear="2023" box="[249,377,1411,1437]" class="Polychaeta" family="Longosomatidae" genus="Heterospio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Spionida" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="africana" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B92CCF2AFFBDCB09FF1C85BCFE93FA3E" box="[249,377,1411,1437]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">H. africana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21F7251FFBDCB09FE9A85BBFE57FA3E" box="[383,445,1411,1437]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B92CCF2AFFBDCB09FE9A85BBFE5FFA3E" bold="true" box="[383,437,1411,1437]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">n. sp</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
has branchiae from setigers 26, two peristomial rings, only capillaries on setiger 10. and following setigers with both subuluncini and acicular spines.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE71338FFBDCB09FF2285F4FCC6F93A" blockId="49.[151,1437,1267,1833]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">
<taxonomicName id="4C5868BBFFBDCB09FF2285F4FE7FFA46" authority="Blake &amp; Maciolek, 2023" authorityName="Blake &amp; Maciolek" authorityYear="2023" box="[199,405,1483,1509]" class="Polychaeta" family="Longosomatidae" genus="Heterospio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Spionida" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="ehlersi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B92CCF2AFFBDCB09FF2285F4FE7FFA46" box="[199,405,1483,1509]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Heterospio ehlersi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21F7251FFBDCB09FE7985F3FE31FA46" box="[412,475,1483,1509]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B92CCF2AFFBDCB09FE7985F3FE3EFA46" bold="true" box="[412,468,1483,1509]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">n. sp</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
also closely resembles
<taxonomicName id="4C5868BBFFBDCB09FD0785F4FCA7FA46" authority="Blake &amp; Maciolek, 2023" authorityName="Blake &amp; Maciolek" authorityYear="2023" box="[738,845,1483,1509]" class="Polychaeta" family="Longosomatidae" genus="Heterospio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Spionida" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="brunei" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B92CCF2AFFBDCB09FD0785F4FCA7FA46" box="[738,845,1483,1509]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">H. brunei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21F7251FFBDCB09FCB185F3FC78FA46" box="[852,914,1483,1509]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B92CCF2AFFBDCB09FCB185F3FC61FA46" bold="true" box="[852,907,1483,1509]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">n. sp</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
, a deep-water species from off Borneo, also in the South
<collectingCountry id="F34F53A8FFBDCB09FEEF85D7FEA7F9AA" box="[266,333,1519,1545]" name="China" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">China</collectingCountry>
Sea, having a reduced number of branchial pairs, with setiger 9 as the first elongate segment, and with acicular spines present from setiger 10. They differ in that
<taxonomicName id="4C5868BBFFBDCB09FCBA862CFC27F98E" authority="Blake &amp; Maciolek, 2023" authorityName="Blake &amp; Maciolek" authorityYear="2023" box="[863,973,1555,1581]" class="Polychaeta" family="Longosomatidae" genus="Heterospio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Spionida" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="ehlersi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B92CCF2AFFBDCB09FCBA862CFC27F98E" box="[863,973,1555,1581]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">H. ehlersi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21F7251FFBDCB09FC31862BFBF9F98E" box="[980,1043,1555,1581]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B92CCF2AFFBDCB09FC31862BFBE6F98E" bold="true" box="[980,1036,1555,1581]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">n. sp</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
has one peristomial ring instead of two, branchiae on setigers 24 instead of 25, and an oral opening with short lobes on the posterior lip instead of short lobes on both the anterior and posterior lips. In addition, the nature of the broad ventral ridge observed on
<taxonomicName id="4C5868BBFFBDCB09FA648664FF09F93A" authority="Blake &amp; Maciolek, 2023" authorityName="Blake &amp; Maciolek" authorityYear="2023" class="Polychaeta" family="Longosomatidae" genus="Heterospio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Spionida" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="ehlersi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B92CCF2AFFBDCB09FA648664FF09F93A" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">H. ehlersi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21F7251FFBDCB09FF0F8647FEC3F93A" box="[234,297,1663,1689]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B92CCF2AFFBDCB09FF0F8647FEC8F93A" bold="true" box="[234,290,1663,1689]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">n. sp</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
is unique among known species of the genus.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C34240B3FFBDCB09FF22869BFC3EF8A6" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" type="etymology">
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<emphasis id="B92CCF2AFFBDCB09FF22869BFEA2F91E" bold="true" box="[199,328,1699,1725]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Etymology</emphasis>
. This species is named for Professor Ernst Heinrich Ehlers (18351925), prominent German zoologist and polychaete systematist. He was a Professor at the University of Ĝttingen where he identified and named the genus
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<emphasis id="B92CCF2AFFBDCB09FEBF86D4FE3FF8A6" box="[346,469,1772,1797]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Heterospio</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and the type-species,
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<emphasis id="B92CCF2AFFBDCB09FD2B86D4FC83F8A6" box="[718,873,1771,1797]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">H. longissima</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, in 1874.
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<emphasis id="B92CCF2AFFBDCB09FF228736FEB3F88B" bold="true" box="[199,345,1806,1832]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Distribution</emphasis>
. South
<collectingCountry id="F34F53A8FFBDCB09FE558737FE19F88A" box="[432,499,1807,1833]" name="China" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">China</collectingCountry>
Sea, Gulf of
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,
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60
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.
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