Eubostrichopsis Ott & Pröts, 2021

Ott, Jörg A. & Pröts, Philipp, 2021, Eubostrichopsis johnpearsei n. gen., n. sp., the first stilbonematid nematode (Nematoda, Desmodoridae) from the US West Coast, Zootaxa 4949 (2), pp. 353-362 : 355

Eubostrichopsis Ott & Pröts , gen. nov.

Type species. Eubostrichopsis johnpearsei Ott & Pröts , sp. n.

Genus definition. Stilbonematinae with a cylindical body. Anterior end with a distinct subglobular cephalic capsule. Tail conoid with spinneret. Six labial papillae, four cephalic setae directed forward, circles of 8 subcephalic setae each located on cephalic capsule. Cuticle transversely striated. Pharynx with round muscular bulbus, corpus not dilated. Male tail with pairs of thorn-like setae ventrally. Amphideal fovea in form of a ventrally wound spiral in extreme forward position. Fovea shape not sexually dimorphic. Spicula cephalate, curved, gubernaculum straight, directed dorsally, proximal end hook-shaped. Ectosymbiotic bacteria slender, slightly curved pointed rods, attached with one pole to the nematode cuticle. Symbiont coat dense, covering the whole body except the cephalic capsule and the tip of the tail.

Etymology: The genus name refers to its similarity to the genus Eubostrichus Greeff, 1869 with regard to the thorn-like like setae on the male tail and the shape of the symbiotic bacteria.