Steineridora Inglis, 1969

Datta, Tridip Kumar & Al-Helal, Md. Abdullah, 2023, Review of Euchromadorinae (Nematoda: Chromadorida) with description of a new species of Trochamus Boucher & De Bovée, 1971 from the Sundarban, India, Zootaxa 5278 (3), pp. 493-510 : 498

Steineridora Inglis, 1969 (emended after Inglis, 1969, Kito 1977, Pastor de Ward 1985 and Tchesunov 2014)

Body and cuticle typically Euchromadora -like. The cuticle is honeycomb-type with alternate hooking between rings. Lateral cuticle region as slimmer transverse bulge or processes developed at one side of each annule. Lateral plates poorly developed; no prominent lateral differentiation. Massive squarish dorsal onchium and sickle-like prominent onchia laterally and ventrally. Amphideal fovea narrow transverse slit without cuticular fringe. Six labial sensilla papilliform; six outer labial and four cephalic sensilla setiform in one circle. Oesophagus with posterior bulb. Cuticular markings always about same size over full length of body laterally. Gubernaculum with prominent L-shaped lateral pieces; no pre-cloacal supplements or other modifications of cuticle. Tail relatively short and stout.

Type species: S. loricata ( Steiner, 1916) Inglis, 1969

List of valid species:

S. adriatica ( Daday, 1901) Inglis, 1969

S. archaica ( Steiner & Hoeppli, 1926) Inglis, 1969

S. borealis Kito, 1977

S. loricata ( Steiner, 1916) Inglis, 1969