Thoonchus Cobb, 1920

Zograf, Julia K., Pavlyuk, Olga N., Trebukhova, Yulia A. & Baoquan, Li, 2020, New species of Thoonchus (Enoplida, Enchelidiidae) from the Yellow Sea and redescription of T. giganticus Belogurova et al., 1986, Zootaxa 4845 (2), pp. 239-252 : 240-241

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4845.2.5
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4488156
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scientific name	Thoonchus Cobb, 1920
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Genus Thoonchus Cobb, 1920 View in CoL

Diagnosis ( Smol et al. 2014). Enchelidiidae . Six lips. Inner labial sensilla papilliform or setiform. Buccal cavity large with heavily sclerotized walls, 1 to 1.5 times as long as broad. Three teeth, right ventrosublateral tooth largest; several rows of denticles present. Amphid large and situated either at the level of the buccal cavity or behind. Secretory-excretory pore anterior or posterior to buccal cavity. Spicules short and arcuate, gubernaculum with expanded corpus and with or without apophysis. One or two precloacal supplement(s) and papillae present or absent. Marine.

Type species:

Thoonchus ferox Cobb, 1920 View in CoL

Other species:

Thoonchus covidus sp. nov.

Thoonchus inermis Gerlach, 1953

Thoonchus longisetosus Keppner, 1988

Doubtful species:

Thoonchus giganticus Belogurova, Belogurov & Khamula, 1986