Parasaveljevia Wieser, 1953

Pastor, Catalina, Russo, Virginia Lo & Villares, Gabriela, 2015, Two new species of Parasaveljevia Wieser, 1953 (Thoracostomopsidae, Nematoda) from Argentinean coasts (Chubut, Argentina), Zootaxa 3999 (4), pp. 498-510 : 500

Genus Parasaveljevia Wieser, 1953

Emended diagnosis of the genus. (After Smol & Coomans 2006, and original data). Enoplolaiminae . Lips high. All anterior sensillae setose. Asymmetric spoon like mandibles, ventro-sublateral mandibles wider and broader than dorsal mandible. Teeth unequal, dorsal tooth small or reduced and two large ventro-sublateral teeth extending beyond anterior end of mandibles. Base of ventro-sublateral-dorsal teeth, near or at the level of the mandibular ring (see Discussion). Presence of well-developed posterior processes for muscle insertion inside cephalic capsule. Short cephalic capsule. Cirri-shaped cephalic organs present. Denticles on mandibular plates present.

Type species. Parasavaljevia cirrifera Wieser, 1953

Synonymous. P. cirrifera Wieser, 1953 in Pastor, 1995 = Enoploides sp.

Species inquirendae. P. lupata Wieser, 1953 and P. clavicauda ( Filipjev, 1927) because they are known only from females or juveniles.