Complex sentence: Abbott's Booby ("Papasula") is given it's own genus as itstands apart from both in these respects and appears to be a distinct and ancient lineage, maybe closer to the gannets than to the true boobies.
Split into simpler sentences: Abbott's Booby ("Papasula") is given its own genus as it stands apart from both in these respects. It appears to be a distinct and ancient lineage, maybe closer to the gannets than to the true boobies.