Sabatieriinae Filipjev 1934

Subfamily Sabatieriinae Filipjev, 1934 Diagnosis (modified from Jensen (1979)) Cephalic sense organs in three separate crowns, with outer labial sensillae and cephalic setae sometimes close together. Buccal cavity weakly cuticularised, anterior portion cup-shaped, sometimes very small; posterior portion narrow, not strongly cuticularised. Spicules bent, usually enlarged proximally. Gubernacular apophyses (when present) usually directed dorsocaudally and paired. Type genus Sabatieria De Rouville, 1903 ; Published as part of Leduc, Daniel, 2012, Deep-sea nematodes (Comesomatidae) from the Southw... Mehr ...