Desmodorinae Filipjev, 1922

Larrazábal-Filho, Alexandre L., Silva, Maria Cristina Da & Esteves, André M., 2015, Four new species of free-living marine nematodes of the family Desmodoridae (Nematoda: Desmodorida) and a redescription of Desmodora nini (Inglis, 1963) from the continental shelf off northeastern Brazil, Zootaxa 4021 (1), pp. 63-92 : 66

Subfamily Desmodorinae Filipjev, 1922 , according to Decraemer & Smol (2006)

Diagnosis. Cuticle with transverse annuli except in head region. Head region with thickened cuticle except in lip region, and set off as a conspicuous head capsule or helmet. Fovea amphidialis in general not surrounded by annuli; may be located on a cuticularized plate. Buccal cavity in most cases with distinct teeth. Pharyngeal bulb rounded to elongated.