Draconematidae is a family of nematodes belonging to the order Desmodorida.
Unlike many nematodes, they often use crawling rather than sinusoidal swimming, enabled by the complex body surface structures and often features scales, ridges, or spines, used for gliding through marine sediments.
Members of this family are distinctive for their elaborate and often highly ornamented cuticles, making them morphologically unique among nematodes.
Genera
Genera: Apenodraconema Allen & Noffsinger, 1978 Bathychaetosoma Decraemer, Gourbault & Backeljau, 1997 Cephalochaetosoma Kito, 1983 Dracograllus Allen & Noffsinger, 1978
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