Diplopeltidae Filipjev, 1918

Leduc, Daniel, 2017, Four new nematode species (Araeolaimida: Comesomatidae, Diplopeltidae) from the New Zealand continental slope, Zootaxa 4237 (2), pp. 244-264 : 249

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scientific name	Diplopeltidae Filipjev, 1918
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Family Diplopeltidae Filipjev, 1918

Diagnosis. (Modified from Fonseca & Bezerra (2014).) Cuticle smooth, striated, or annulated. Labial sensilla papilliform or indistinct, four cephalic setae present. Amphideal fovea loop-shaped, cryptospiral, or cryptocircular (i.e., with similar outline as cryptospiral but without a central spot). Ocelli present or absent. Buccal cavity funnelshaped, cup-shaped, cylindrical, or minute; teeth absent. Pharynx with or without posterior bulb; pharyngeal tubes usually visible. Female reproductive system usually with two outstretched ovaries. Male reproductive system usually with two testes; when present, posterior testis is either anteriorly oriented and reflexed or posteriorly directed and outstretched. Precloacal supplements usually absent. Tail conical or conico-cylindrical. Caudal glands have joint or separate outlets.

Remarks. Pictorial and tabular keys to the genera of Diplopeltidae were provided by Tchesunov & Miljutina (2008).

References

Fonseca, G. & Bezerra, T. N. (2014) Order Araeolaimida De Coninck & Schuurmans Stekhoven, 1933. In: Shmidt-Rhaesa, A. (Ed.), Handbook of Zoology, Gastrotricha, Cyclioneura and Gnathifera. Fol. 2. Nematoda. De Gruyter, Hamburg, pp. 467 - 486.

Tchesunov, A. V. & Miljutina, M. A. (2008) A new free-living nematode Intasia monohystera gen. n., sp. n. (Nematoda, Araeolaimida, Diplopeltidae) from the Barents Sea and the White Sea, with a key to genera of Diplopeltidae. Russian Journal of Nematology, 16, 33 - 48.