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Diagnosis Tube white, opaque, tusk-shaped, quadrangular in cross-section, without peristomes. Operculum very hard, semi-globular shiny endplate. Peduncle cylindrical, smooth, without wings; inserted as 2nd dorsal radiole on one side. Pseudoperculum absent. Radioles arranged in semi-circles, up to 12 per lobe. Inter-radiolar membrane and stylodes absent. Radiolar eyes and mouth palps absent. Seven thoracic chaetigerous segments. Collar trilobed, with entire edge, continuous with short thoracic membranes ending at 2nd thoracic chaetiger. Tonguelets absent. Collar chaetae limbate. Apomatus chaetae present. Thoracic uncini saw-shaped with 9–10 teeth in profile, anterior fang pointed. Triangular depression absent. Abdominal chaetae short, flat triangular with wide distal denticulate blade; abdominal uncini rasp-shaped, anterior fang pointed. Achaetous anterior abdominal zone absent. Long posterior capillary chaetae absent. Posterior glandular pad absent. [details]
Etymology Bathyvermilioides is named for its similarity to Bathyvermilia, with the suffix -oides meaning similar to. [details]
Grammatical gender Not stated, but is masculine as Code article 30.1.4.4. specifies -oides names are masculine unless their author treats them as other than masculine. Here the type species has a noun genitive as the species-group name, thus the genus gender has not been overtly indicated. [details]
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