GENUS Notaulax Tauber, 1879

Hypsicomus Grube, 1870: 348 (in part; not Sabella stichophthalmos Grube).— Fauvel, 1927: 312.— Hartmann- Schröder, 1971: 502.

Notaulax Tauber, 1879: 136 .— Levinsen, 1883: 185, 187–188.— Perkins, 1984: 327, 329.— Fitzhugh, 1989: 75.

Protulides Webster, 1884: 325 .— Perkins, 1984: 327.

Eurato de Saint-Joseph, 1894: 219 –220.— Perkins, 1984: 327.

Hypsicomatopsis Augener, 1922b: 49 .— Perkins, 1984: 327.

Notaulax bahamensis Perkins, 1984

Notaulax bahamensis Perkins, 1984: 348, Figs 35–36.— Tovar-Hernández and Salazar-Vallejo, 2006: 47, Fig. 12.

Type locality: Bahama Islands, Lucaya, Grand Bahama Island, 26º 33’ N, 78º 34’ W, on coral, 15 m. Type material: USNM 62082 (HT).

Records: Mexican Caribbean (Tovar-Hernández & Salazar-Vallejo 2006).

Notaulax circumspiciens (Ehlers, 1887) Hypsicomus circumspiciens Ehlers, 1887: 271 –277, Pl. 55, Figs 5–13, Pl. 56, Figs 1–3. Notaulax circumspiciens .— Perkins, 1984: 330. Type locality: Florida, Carysfort Reef, 48.3 m.

Type material: MCZ (HT).

Records: No additional records.

Notaulax midoculi (Hoagland, 1919)

Parasabella midoculi Hoagland, 1919: 579, Pl. 31, Figs 10–14, Pl. 32, Figs 1, 2. Parasabella sulfurea Treadwell, 1924a: 18 fide Perkins 1984: 343. Hypsicomus midoculi .— Johansson, 1927: 141.

Notaulax midoculi .— Perkins, 1984: 343 –345, Fig. 32.— Tovar-Hernández and Salazar-Vallejo, 2006: 47, Fig. 13.

Type locality: Florida, Dry Tortugas.

Type material: AMNH 1186 (HT).

Records: Mexican Caribbean (Tovar-Hernández & Salazar-Vallejo 2006).

Notaulax nudicollis (Krøyer, 1856)

Sabella nudicollis Krøyer, 1856: 30, 31.

Sabella brevicollaris Grube, 1858: 112 .— Perkins, 1984: 331. Sabella torquata Grube, 1877: 549 –50.— Perkins, 1984: 332. Protulides elegans Webster, 1884: 325, 326, Pl. 11, Figs 63–74.— Perkins, 1984: 332. Notaulax nudicollis .— Perkins, 1984: 331 –338, Figs 25–28.— San Martín et al. 1994: 559.— Tovar- Hernández and Salazar-Vallejo, 2006: 49, Fig. 14.

Type locality: Virgin Islands, Saint Thomas.

Type material: USNM 62084 (HT).

Records: Cuba (San Martín et al. 1994), Mexican Caribbean, British Virgin Islands, Florida (Tovar- Hernández & Salazar-Vallejo 2006).

Notaulax occidentalis (Baird, 1865)

Sabella occidentalis Baird, 1865: 159, Pl. 5, Figs 7, 8.

Sabella alba Treadwell, 1917: 266, 267, Pl. 3, Figs 10–15; 1939: 294, Fig. 108.— Perkins, 1984: 339. Parasabella sulfurea Treadwell, 1917: 267, Pl. 3, Figs 16–23.— Perkins, 1984: 339. Hypsicomus purpureus Treadwell, 1924a: 20, 21, Pl. 2, Figs 30–33.— Perkins, 1984: 339. Notaulax occidentalis .— Perkins, 1984: 339 –342, Figs 29–30.— San Martín et al. 1994: 557.— Tovar- Hernández and Salazar-Vallejo, 2006: 51, Fig. 15.

Type locality: Saint Vincent.

Type material: BMNH (HT).

Records: Cuba (San Martín et al. 1994), Mexican Caribbean, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, British Virgin Islands, Bahamas, Florida, Panama (Tovar-Hernández & Salazar-Vallejo 2006).

Notaulax paucoculata Perkins, 1984

Notaulax paucoculata Perkins, 1984: 345 –348, Figs 33–34.— Tovar-Hernández and Salazar-Vallejo, 2006: 54, Fig. 16.

Type locality: Bahamas Islands, Lucaya, Grand Bahama Island, 26º 33’ N, 78º 34’ W, 41 m. Type material: USNM 62077 (HT).

Records: Mexican Caribbean (Tovar-Hernández & Salazar-Vallejo 2006).