Halomonhystera Andrassy , 2006

Li, Ting, Huang, Yong & Huang, Mian, 2024, Two new species of the order Monhysterida (Nematoda) from the sea of China, ZooKeys 1193, pp. 63-79 : 63

Genus Halomonhystera Andrassy, 2006

Diagnosis.

Cuticle thin, smooth with few somatic setae; labial region not or only slightly off-set; outer labial and cephalic setae short, usually no longer than one-quarter of labial width; buccal cavity cuticularized, cup-shaped or funnel-shaped; amphidial fovea circular, located one to three head diameters from anterior end; pharynx relatively short, without basal bulb; secretory-excretory system well developed with large ventral gland and opening in anterior third of pharynx; females with single anterior ovary to the right of intestine; vulva usually close to anus; males with single outstretched testis; spicules thin, arcuate, with or without a capitulum; gubernaculum short, often with caudal apophysis; one or two ventral precloacal papillae and two or three pairs of smaller caudal papillae; rectum short and thin; tail conical, usually shorter in males than females; three or two caudal glands; spinneret surrounded by tube-like structure (modified from Leduc 2014).