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  Family Desmodoridae

Subfamily Desmodorinae

    Genus Desmodora
    Genus Sibayinema
    Genus Acanthopharyngoides
    Genus Acanthopharynx
    Genus Adelphos
    Genus Alaimonema
    Genus Bolbonema
    Genus Catanema
    Genus Chromaspirina
    Genus Croconema
    Genus Echinodesmodora
    Genus Eubostrichus
    Genus Laxonema
    Genus Leptonemella
    Genus Metachromadora
    Genus Metadesmodora
    Genus Onyx
    Genus Papillonema
    Genus Paradesmodora
    Genus Parallelocoilas
    Genus Parathalassoalaimus
    Genus Perspira
    Genus Polysigma
    Genus Psammonema
    Genus Pseudochromadora
    Genus Pseudodesmodora
    Genus Pseudometachromadora
    Genus Sigmophoranema
    Genus Stygodesmodora
    Genus Xenonema
    Genus Zalonema

Taxon Information

The Subfamily Desmodorinae has been reported (or is assumed) to occur in fresh waters. This taxon has not been reported from North America.

(These statements were generated automatically from the WInvertebrates database.)

Literature Records

• Desmodorinae, (De Ley et al., 2006).

Bibliography

• De Ley, P., W. Decraemer & Eualem-Abebe. 2006. Introduction: Summary of present knowledge and research addressing the ecology and taxonomy of freshwater nematodes. [in] Eualem-Abebe et al. (eds.). Freshwater Nematodes: Ecology and Taxonomy: 3-30.