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Figure 2. Co nopea willhearsti, opercular plates of paratypes. A scutum exterior (CASIZ 111822); B scutum interior 
(CASIZ 111822); C tergum exterior (CASIZ 111822); D tergum interior (CASIZ 111822). Scale bar = 200pm. 
Cirrus V rami similar in length, tapered; inferior setae longer and more abundant than superior 
setae, superior setae grouped at upper margin of segment junctions. Cirrus VI rami similar in 
length, longer than CV, tapered; inferior setae longer and more abundant than superior setae, supe¬ 
rior setae grouped at upper margin of segment junctions. Penis long, tapered, very sparsely covered 
in fine setae. All cirral setae simple. 
Table 1. Cirral formula for Conopea willhearsti sp. nov. Segment counts from paratypes, 
CASIZ 111822 and 187765. 
Cirrus I II III IV V VI 
Anterior ramus 6 6-7 6-7 7-10 12-14 14—15 
Posterior ramus 9-11 10-14 10-13 11-13 14-16 16-17 
Etomology.— This species is named in honor of Will Hearst, philanthropist and benefactor 
of the California Academy of Sciences and funder of the 2011 joint expedition to the Philippines. 
