Goffartia Hirschmann, 1952

Tahseen, Qudsia & Mustaqim, Malka, 2015, A taxonomic review of the genus Goffartia Hirschmann, 1952 (Rhabditida: Diplogastridae) with a note on the relationship of congeners, Zootaxa 4034 (1) : -

Key to species of Goffartia Hirschmann, 1952

1. Labial sensilla large setose, gubernaculum 20–30% of spicule length...................................... praepilata

- Labial sensilla relatively small setose, papilliform, gubernaculum>30% of spicule length............................ 2

2. Stoma more than two lip widths long, with two prominent rings; v5, v6, v7 grouped together..................... africana

- Stoma less than two lip widths long, without conspicuous rings; v5, v6, v7 not forming a distinct group.................. 3

3. v1, v2 closely placed, about 13–14% of the cloacal body diameter apart........................................... 4

- v1, v2 spaced, 20–52% of the cloacal body diameter apart...................................................... 5

4. Female c’ = 30–37; gubernaculum proximally hooked; v5 (v6 + v7) ..................................... .. filicaudata

- Female c’ = 20–25; gubernaculum proximally attenuated; (v5 + v6) v7 .................................... heteroceri

5. Amphids rectangular, gubernaculum trough-shaped with blunt proximal end................................ variabilis

- Amphids broad oval with a median depression, gubernaculum fan-shaped with lateral sleeves................. .. phalacra