Table 5 in Description of two new species of Desmoscolex Claparède, 1863 (Nematoda: Desmoscolecidae) from the Cassidaigne Canyon, Mediterranean Sea

Table 5. Main differences between species of Desmoscolex (Desmoscolex) Claparède, 1863 with between 22 and 24 main rings. If only male or female of the species are included in the table, this means that the lacking gender does not present one of the aforementioned characteristics and, therefore, does not belong to this group. speciesamphideal foveasomatic setae arrangementterminal ringD. (D.) valkyria sp. nov.vesicular; extending over 1st ring9 pairs of subdorsal; 9 pairs of subventralconical; very long spinneretD. (D.) aquaedulcis Stammer, 1935 (♀)oval9 pairs of subdorsal; 1 pair of subventralconico-cylindrical; short spinneretD. (D.) californicus Timm, 1970 (♂)vesicular / elliptical, extending over 1 st ring8 pairs of subdorsal; 8 pairs of subventralconical; short spinneret