List of Nominal Species of Desmodoridae
 
Nominal Species (n = 95) Present allocation (n = 93) Ref.
Acanthopharynx affinis Marion, 1870 Acanthopharynx affinis 19
Neonyx alatus Cobb, 1933 Metachromadora alata 75097
Desmodora alberti Verschelde, Gourbault & Vincx, 1998 Desmodora alberti 8774
Metadesmodora amphidiscata Stekhoven, 1942 Metadesmodora amphidiscata 19
Stilbonema annulatum Gerlach, 1963 Stilbonema annulatum 19
Desmodora arcospiculum Allgen, 1951 Desmodora arcospiculum 19
Squanema articulatum Gerlach, 1961 Squanema articulatum 19
Neonyx asupplementus Crites, 1961 Metachromadora asupplementa 75097
Metadesmodora bacillicauda Gerlach, 1963 Metadesmodora bacillicauda 19
Desmodorella balteata Decraemer & Gourbault, 1998 Desmodorella balteata 8774
Crassolaimus bipapillatus Wieser, 1951 Crassolaimus bipapillatus 19
Desmodora brachycapitata Allgen, 1947 Acanthopharynx brachycapitata 75097
Desmodora brachypharynx Allgen, 1947 Desmodora brachypharynx 19
Stilbonema brevicolle Cobb, 1920 Stilbonema brevicolle 19
Desmodora californica Allgen, 1947 Desmodora californica 19
Neonyx campycoma Cobb, 1933 Metachromadora campycoma 75097
Neonyx cancellatus Cobb, 1933 Metachromadora cancellata 75097
Paradesmodora cephalata Stekhoven, 1950 Paradesmodora cephalata 19
Desmodora cephalophora Allgen, 1947 Desmodora cephalophora 19
Acanthopharyngoides chitwoodi Wieser, 1954 Acanthopharyngoides chitwoodi 19
Leptonemella cincta Cobb, 1920 Leptonemella cincta 19
Bolbolaimus cobbi Chitwood, 1938 Chromaspirina cobbi 75097
Spiliphera communis Butschli, 1874 Desmodora communis 75097
Crassolaimus conicaudatus Kries, 1929 Crassolaimus conicaudatus 19
Laxus contortus Cobb, 1894 Laxus contortus 19
Desmodora crassa Allgen, 1951 Desmodora crassa 19
Acanthopharynx denticulata Wieser, 1954 Acanthopharynx denticulata 19
Onyx dimorphus Gerlach, 1963 Onyx dimorphus 19
Onyx disparamphis Tchesunov, Jeong & Lee 2022 Onyx disparamphis 3477
Desmodora dubia Allgen, 1947 Desmodora dubia 19
Acanthopharyngoides duplex Gerlach, 1963 Acanthopharyngoides duplex 19
Eubostrichus filiformis Greeff, 1869 Eubostrichus filiformis 19
Spirinia flagellata Vitiello, 1971 Spirinia flagellata 19
Polysigma fuscum Gerlach, 1956 Polysigma fuscum 19
Leptonemella gorgo Gerlach, 1950 Leptonemella gorgo 19
Eubostrichus guernei Certes, 1889 Eubostrichus guernei 19
Spirinia hamata Wieser & Hopper, 1967 Spirinia hamata 19
Metonyx horridus Chitwood, 1936 Metachromadora horrida 75097
Paradesmodora immersa Wieser, 1954 Paradesmodora immersa 19
Chromaspirina inaurita Wieser & Hopper, 1967 Chromaspirina inaurita 19
Eubostrichopsis johnpearsei Ott & Pröts, 2021 Eubostrichopsis johnpearsei 3477
Parachromadora litoralis Schulz, 1938 Sigmophoranema litorale 75097
Laxus longus Cobb, 1894 Laxus longus 19
Metachromadora macroutera Fipijev, 1918 Metachromadora macroutera 19
Laxonema majum Cobb, 1920 Laxonema majum 19
Desmodora marci Verschelde, Gourbault & Vincx, 1998 Desmodora marci 8774
Metachromadora meridiana Wieser & Hopper, 1967 Metachromadora meridiana 19
Desmodora merostomacha Steiner, 1921 Acanthopharynx merostomacha 75097
Desmodora microchaeta Allgen, 1929 Desmodora microchaeta 19
Metachromadora obesa Chitwood, 1936 Metachromadora obesa 19
Xenonema obesum Cobb, 1920 Xenonema obesum 19
Neonyx obesus Chitwood, 1936 Metachromadora obesa 75097
Metachromadora onyxoides Chitwood, 1936 Metachromadora onyxoides 19
Cinctonema papillatum Timm, 1962 Cinctonema papillatum 19
Desmodora papillostoma Murphy, 1962 Desmodora papillostoma 19
Desmodora paramicrochaeta Allgen, 1947 Desmodora scaldensis 75097
Desmodora pararotundicapitata Allgen, 1959 Desmodora pararotundicapitata 19
Metachromadora parasitifera Timm, 1952 Metachromadora parasitifera 19
Spira parasitifera Bastian, 1865 Spirinia parasitifera 75097
Eubostrichus parasitiferus Chitwood, 1936 Eubostrichus parasitiferus 19
Desmodora parintermedia Allgen, 1947 Desmodora parintermedia 19
Chromaspirina parma Ott, 1972 Chromaspirina parma 19
Bolbolaimus pellucidus Cobb, 1920 Chromaspirina pellucida 75097
Onyx perfectus Cobb, 1891 Onyx perfectus 19
Eubostrichus phalacrus Greeff, 1869 Eubostrichus phalacrus 19
Chromaspirina pontica Filipjev, 1918 Chromaspirina pontica 19
Metachromadora pseudocampycoma Hopper, 1961 Metachromadora pseudocampycoma 19
Metachromadora pulvinata Wieser & Hopper, 1967 Metachromadora pulvinata 19
Bolbolaimus punctata Cobb, 1920 Chromaspirina punctata 75097
Paradesmodora punctata Gerlach, 1963 Paradesmodora punctata 19
Acanthopharynx rigida Stekhoven, 1950 Acanthopharynx rigida 19
Desmodora rotundicapitata Allgen, 1959 Desmodora rotundicapitata 19
Amphispira rotundicephala Cobb, 1920 Amphispira rotundicephala 19
Sigmophora rufum Cobb, 1933 Sigmophoranema rufum 75097
Onyx rugatus Wieser, 1959 Onyx rugatus 19
Parathalassoalaimus sabulicola Allgen, 1929 Parathalassoalaimus sabulicola 19
Desmodora scaldensis De Man, 1889 Desmodora scaldensis 19
Acanthopharyngoides scleratus Chitwood, 1936 Acanthopharyngoides scleratus 19
Laxus septentrionalis Cobb, 1914 Laxus septentrionalis 19
Spira septentrionalis Cobb, 1914 Spirinia septentrionalis 75097
Zalonema sesokoensis Leduc, 2022 Zalonema sesokoensis 3477
Metachromadora setosa Hopper, 1961 Metachromadora setosa 19
Leptonemella sigma Gerlach, 1963 Leptonemella sigma 19
Paradesmodora sinuosa Ott, 1972 Paradesmodora sinuosa 19
Ixonema sordidum Lorenzen, 1971 Ixonema sordidum 19
Desmodorella spineacaudata Decraemer & Gourbault, 1998 Desmodorella spineacaudata 8774
Chromaspirina spinulosa Wieser, 1959 Metadesmodora spinulosa 75097
Paradesmodora supplementatis Inglis, 1968 Paradesmodora supplementatis 19
Robbea tenax Gerlach, 1963 Robbea tenax 19
Cinctonema tenue Cobb, 1920 Cinctonema tenue 19
Desmodora tenuispiculum Allgen, 1928 Desmodora tenuispiculum 19
Chromaspirina thieryi De Coninck, 1943 Chromaspirina thieryi 19
Paradesmodora toreutes Wieser & Hopper, 1967 Paradesmodora toreutes 19
Acanthopharyngoides tyrrhenicus Wieser, 1954 Acanthopharyngoides tyrrhenicus 19
Polysigma uniforme Cobb, 1920 Polysigma uniforme 19
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