Odontophora Bütschli, 1874

Pinto, Taciana Kramer & Neres, Patricia Fernandes, 2020, Four new species of free-living nematodes from shallow continental shelf of Portugal, Zootaxa 4722 (1), pp. 1-33 : 17

Genus Odontophora Bütschli, 1874

Diagnosis (modified from Leduc & Zhao 2016)

Tapering anterior end with rounded cephalic region. Cuticle smooth or finely striated. Cephalic setae long; 4–12 subcephalic setae present. Amphidial fovea loop-shaped, longitudinally elongated or with almost circular outline. Buccal cavity deep and funnel shaped, with six odontia in anterior portion. One or two circles of cuticularized accessory buccal structures often present, alternating with odontia and often oval- or kidney-shaped or denticulate. Pharynx gradually widening posteriorly or with weak posterior bulb. Female with two outstretched ovaries, male with two opposed testes. Spicules arcuate, bent or L-shaped, gubernacular apophyses usually present. Pore-like or tubular precloacal supplements present or absent. Tail conical or conico-cylindrical.

Type species: Odontophora marina Bütschli, 1874 (= species inquirenda)