Ironidae De Man, 1876

Lima, Rita De Cássia Coelho, Lins, Lidia, Silva, Maria Cristina Da & Esteves, André Morgado, 2009, Four new species of Syringolaimus De Man, 1888 (Nematoda: Ironidae) from the Southeast Atlantic (Brazil), with redefinition of valid species and the proposal of a new key *, Zootaxa 2096, pp. 119-136 : 121

Ironidae De Man, 1876

Thalassironinae Andrássy, 1976

Syringolaimus De Man, 1888

Type species: Syringolaimus striatocaudatus De Man, 1888

Diagnosis (after Platonova & Mokievsky 1994 and Lorenzen 1994). Smooth cuticle. Lips not developed. Labial and cephalic sensilla generally absent or papillae-like when present (except S. renaudae with well developed cephalic setae). Teeth of variable shapes: entire, divided in the anterior end, or chelae shape. Pharynx with a true oval or rounded basal bulb. Long tail, of conical or conical-cylindrical shape with a filiform tip. Caudal glands present. Narrow spicules with capitulum and vellum well evident. Females didelphic with reflected ovaries.