Cephalanticoma, Platonova, 1976

Manoel, Alex, Esteves, André M. & Maria, Tatiana F., 2020, A new species of Cephalanticoma (Enoplida: Anticomidae) from Brazilian coast (Atlantic Ocean), with emended diagnosis and dichotomous key to the genus, Zootaxa 4731 (3), pp. 359-370 : 368

Key to Cephalanticoma species

1. Head capsule ending above amphideal fovea..................................................... C. filicaudata

– Head capsule extending to the level of amphideal fovea...................................................... 2

2 Tail conical-cylindrical..................................................................... C. brevicaudata

– Tail conical with very long filiform end.................................................................... 3

3 Tail short (530–560 μm) and males without precloacal papilla and cuticular transversal wrinkle.............. C. chitwoodi

– Tail long (690–942 μm) and males with precloacal papilla and cuticular transversal wrinkle which extend towards the conical portion of the tail........................................................................ C. rugatusa sp. n.