Thoracostomopsinae Filipjev, 1927

De Souza, João V. & Maria, Tatiana F., 2023, Taxonomic review of Thoracostomopsidae (Nematoda, Enoplida): state of the art, list of valid species and dichotomous keys, Zootaxa 5361 (4), pp. 463-496 : 487

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5361.4.2
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:DAB237DC-1444-4007-BCCA-CB92CBE66617
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10196945
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/EA795F35-252A-FFEC-FF27-FBD252A726EC
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Thoracostomopsinae Filipjev, 1927
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Subfamily Thoracostomopsinae Filipjev, 1927 View in CoL

Diagnosis by Smol et al. (2014): Buccal cavity with a long eversible spear made up of the elements of the three buccal cavity sectors. Three pharyngeal glands open dorsally and ventrosublaterally at the jointed part of the spear.