PONE-D-19-30964

On the genus Sabidius Strelzov, 1973 (Annelida: Paraonidae), with a redescription of the type species and the description of a new species.

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Reviewer #2: Yes

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Reviewer #2: Yes

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Reviewer #1: The goals of the paper are plenty achieved with the material studied, the mthods applies and the results obtained; however, their importance is only of limted reach. Without considering whether it merits publication in this journal or in any other directly devoted to taxonomy, some flaws muts be fixed before acceptance. First of all, English language needs a thorough revisión in the abstract and discussion headings. Also figures need some reworking; wheras map are of good quality and SEM photogrphas are superb, ink drawings are of por quality and need to be worked out.

Reviewer #2: The review was made in the attached PDF document.

The manuscript provides a redescription of the type species of the polychaete genus Sabidius and description of a new species from Brazil. In general, it is well-written, the morphological characters used to designate the new species are well-defined and appropriate considering the current knowledge on paraonids, and the species are illustrated with both line drawings and SEM images. However, I have provided suggestions to improve the reading and the descriptions. One major edition that the authors should follow is the style of the description. It is common practice in taxonomy that the descriptions are based on the holotypes and the variation should be reported for the paratypes (either within parentheses or within the text).

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On the genus Sabidius Strelzov, 1973 (Annelida: Paraonidae), with a redescription of the type species and the description of a new species.

PONE-D-19-30964R1

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