Desmodoridae

Classification

Genera in Desmodoridae

• Desmodora — 75 species: Desmodora acrospiculum, Desmodora alberti, Desmodora angusticollis, Desmodora arcospiculum, Desmodora aucklandiae, Desmodora australis, Desmodora bilacinia, Desmodora brachypharynx
• Molgolaimus — 43 species: Molgolaimus abyssorum, Molgolaimus allgeni, Molgolaimus amphimacrus, Molgolaimus australis, Molgolaimus carpediem, Molgolaimus citrus, Molgolaimus cuanensis, Molgolaimus drakus
• Metachromadora — 30 species: Metachromadora aliusa, Metachromadora chandleri, Metachromadora complexa, Metachromadora cystoseirae, Metachromadora gerlachi, Metachromadora horrida, Metachromadora itoi, Metachromadora macroutera
• Onyx — 25 species: Onyx adenophorus, Onyx balochiensis, Onyx blomei, Onyx brevispiculatum, Onyx cangionensis, Onyx cannoni, Onyx cephalispiculus, Onyx cobbi
• Chromaspirina — 24 species: Chromaspirina aliapapillata, Chromaspirina amabilis, Chromaspirina chabaudi, Chromaspirina cobbi, Chromaspirina crinita, Chromaspirina cylindricollis, Chromaspirina dubia, Chromaspirina gerlachi
• Spirinia — 19 species: Spirinia antipodea, Spirinia gerlachi, Spirinia gnaigeri, Spirinia granulata, Spirinia guanabarensis, Spirinia hopperi, Spirinia inaurita, Spirinia laevioides
• Desmodorella — 17 species: Desmodorella abyssorum, Desmodorella aquaedulcis, Desmodorella balteata, Desmodorella bullata, Desmodorella cephalata, Desmodorella curvispiculum, Desmodorella filispiculum, Desmodorella hirsuta
• Croconema — 15 species: Croconema boucheri, Croconema cinctum, Croconema floriani, Croconema fortis, Croconema longiseta, Croconema mammillatum, Croconema mawsoni, Croconema mediterraneum
• Pseudochromadora — 15 species: Pseudochromadora benepapillata, Pseudochromadora buccobulbosa, Pseudochromadora cazca, Pseudochromadora coomansi, Pseudochromadora galeata, Pseudochromadora gomoi, Pseudochromadora incubans, Pseudochromadora interdigitata
• Acanthopharynx — 14 species: Acanthopharynx affinis, Acanthopharynx brachycapitata, Acanthopharynx denticulatus, Acanthopharynx distechei, Acanthopharynx dormitata, Acanthopharynx japonica, Acanthopharynx merostomacha, Acanthopharynx micans
• Leptonemella — 13 species: Leptonemella aphanothecae, Leptonemella aphanthecae, Leptonemella brevipharynx, Leptonemella cincta, Leptonemella froeyensis, Leptonemella gorgo, Leptonemella granulosa, Leptonemella juliae
• Perspiria — 13 species: Perspiria boucheri, Perspiria brevicaudata, Perspiria elongata, Perspiria flagellata, Perspiria hamata, Perspiria lara, Perspiria macramphida, Perspiria major
• Pseudonchus — 12 species: Pseudonchus decempapillatus, Pseudonchus deconincki, Pseudonchus donsi, Pseudonchus gerlachi, Pseudonchus jenseni, Pseudonchus kosswigi, Pseudonchus longus, Pseudonchus northumbriensis
• Zalonema — 12 species: Zalonema ditlevseni, Zalonema granda, Zalonema iranicum, Zalonema kamchatkaensis, Zalonema maldivensis, Zalonema mariae, Zalonema megalosoma, Zalonema myrianae
• Eubostrichus — 11 species: Eubostrichus africanus, Eubostrichus dianeae, Eubostrichus fertilis, Eubostrichus filiformis, Eubostrichus hopperi, Eubostrichus hortulanus, Eubostrichus longisetosus, Eubostrichus otti
• Robbea — 11 species: Robbea agricola, Robbea caelestis, Robbea caelestris, Robbea gallica, Robbea gerlachi, Robbea hypermnestra, Robbea macintyrei, Robbea porosum
• Prodesmodora — 9 species: Prodesmodora arctica, Prodesmodora circulata, Prodesmodora loksai, Prodesmodora minuta, Prodesmodora nigra, Prodesmodora nurta, Prodesmodora pantalicae, Prodesmodora terricola
• Bolbonema — 8 species: Bolbonema braziliensis, Bolbonema brevicolle, Bolbonema longisetosum, Bolbonema obesus, Bolbonema papillae, Bolbonema rabosum, Bolbonema spiralis, Bolbonema zildae
• Laxus — 8 species: Laxus cobbi, Laxus contortus, Laxus cosmopolitus, Laxus gerlachi, Laxus longus, Laxus oneistus, Laxus parvum, Laxus sakihariiae
• Stygodesmodora — 8 species: Stygodesmodora amphidialis, Stygodesmodora bacillicauda, Stygodesmodora confusa, Stygodesmodora epixantha, Stygodesmodora paramphidialis, Stygodesmodora potiguensis, Stygodesmodora robusta, Stygodesmodora rotundicephala
• Paradesmodora — 7 species: Paradesmodora campbelli, Paradesmodora cephalata, Paradesmodora immersa, Paradesmodora punctata, Paradesmodora sinuosa, Paradesmodora supplementatis, Paradesmodora toreutes
• Acanthopharyngoides — 6 species: Acanthopharyngoides bidentatus, Acanthopharyngoides chitwoodi, Acanthopharyngoides duplex, Acanthopharyngoides quintus, Acanthopharyngoides scleratus, Acanthopharyngoides tyrrhenicus
• Spinonema — 6 species: Spinonema absente, Spinonema absentis, Spinonema cuticulatum, Spinonema gracilispiculum, Spinonema spirale, Spinonema spiralis
• Chromadoropsis — 5 species: Chromadoropsis granulosus, Chromadoropsis longispiculosa, Chromadoropsis namibiensis, Chromadoropsis pacifica, Chromadoropsis vivipara
• Catanema — 4 species:
• Paralaxus — 4 species:
• Pseudodesmodora — 4 species:
• Stilbonema — 4 species:
• Bradylaimus — 3 species:
• Echinodesmodora — 3 species:
• Metachromadoroides — 3 species:
• Neonyx — 3 species:
• Psammonema — 3 species:
• Onepunema — 2 species:
• Papillonema — 2 species:
• Polysigma — 2 species:
• Pseudometachromadora — 2 species:
• Adelphos — 1 species:
• Alaimonema — 1 species:
• Amphispira — 1 species:
• Centonema — 1 species:
• Cheilopseudonchus — 1 species:
• Cornurella — 1 species:
• Eubostrichopsis — 1 species:
• Metadesmodora — 1 species:
• Parabostrichus — 1 species:
• Parallelocoilas — 1 species:
• Parathalassoalaimus — 1 species:
• Sibayinema — 1 species:
• Sigmophoranema — 1 species:
• Spirodesma — 1 species:
• Squanema — 1 species:
• Xenonema — 1 species:

Source and Attribution

Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.