Pelodera Schneider, 1866

Mahboob, Mohammad, Jahan, Rehmat & Tahseen, Qudsia, 2023, Comparative and cladistic analyses of the species of the genus Pelodera Schneider, 1866 (Rhabditidae: Nematoda) belonging to the coarctata group, European Journal of Taxonomy 890 (1), pp. 71-114 : 73

Genus Pelodera Schneider, 1866

Type species

Pelodera strongyloides ( Schneider, 1860) .

Diagnosis

Body medium-large sized. Cuticle annulated, with or without punctations. Sexual dimorphism often exists with female having offset, distinctly expanded lip region. Lips six, globular, well-separated; labial sensilla papilliform.Amphids labial with small openings. Stoma with distinguishable or indistinguishable pharyngeal collar. Glottoid apparatus conspicuous, with well-developed, setose denticles. Pharynx well-developed, highly muscular with prominent metacorpal swelling and a muscular, rounded to ovoid basal bulb. Rectum with or without a dilated lumen. Rectal glands distinguishable or not distinguishable. Reproductive system didelphic, amphidelphic with paired ovaries. Oocytes with prominent nuclei, arranged in multiple rows around the rachis at distal end. Uterus divided into well-developed glandular and muscular parts. Intra-uterine eggs often present. Vagina thick-walled. Vulva transverse slit with protruded lips. Male with spicules distally fused. Gubernaculum slender, trough-shaped. Genital papillae nine pairs. Bursa peloderan, anteriorly closed or open, with or without punctations. Tail elongate-conoid to cupola-shaped, with or without spike. Phasmidial opening conspicuous.