Paracomesoma Schuurmans Stekhoven, 1950

Huang, Mian, Shi, Benze, Wang, Chunguang & Xu, Kuidong, 2021, Two new species of nematodes from shallow and deep-water sediments in the South China Sea, Zootaxa 5016 (4), pp. 490-502 : 496

Genus Paracomesoma Schuurmans Stekhoven, 1950

Diagnosis. (Modified from Huang & Huang (2018)) Multispiral amphideal fovea with 2-3 turns. Six outer labial sensilla may be unequal in length. Cuticle with transverse striations or punctuations. Lateral differentiation present or absent. Anterior sensilla in three distinctly separated circles. Posterior portion of the buccal cavity cylindrical, with sclerotized walls and provided with three or six thorn-like projections at the border of the anterior portion. Spicules long and slender. Gubernaculum plate-like without dorsal apophysis. Precloacal supplements present.