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Paraleocrates Salazar-Vallejo 2020, n. gen.

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Key to species of Paraleocrates n. gen.

1 Anterior eyes slightly larger than posterior ones; lateral antennae as long as palps; neurochaetae without guards, taper progressively into delicate fine tips................. P. wesenberglundae (Pettibone, 1970) n. comb. Gulf of Oman, Indian Ocean

- Anterior eyes twice larger than posterior ones; lateral antennae 1 / 3 longer than palps; neurochaetae with guards extended far beyond tips as thin aristae.... P. djangkarensis (Augener & Pettibone in Pettibone, 1970) n. comb. Sulu Sea, Western Pacific

Notes

Published as part of Salazar-Vallejo, Sergio I., 2020, Revision of Leocrates Kinberg, 1866 and Leocratides Ehlers, 1908 (Annelida, Errantia, Hesionidae), pp. 1-114 in Zootaxa 4739 (1) on page 104, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4739.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3672547

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Salazar-Vallejo
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Annelida
Order
Phyllodocida
Family
Hesionidae
Genus
Paraleocrates
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic status
gen. nov.
Taxonomic concept label
Paraleocrates Salazar-Vallejo, 2020

References

  • Pettibone, M. H. (1970) Polychaeta Errantia of the Siboga Expedition, 4. Some additional polychaetes of the Polynoidae, Hesionidae, Nereidae, Goniadidae, Eunicidae, and Onuphidae, selected as new species by the late Dr. Hermann Augener with remarks on other related species. Siboga Expeditie Monographie, 24 (1 d), 199 - 270.