Deep-sea nematodes (Comesomatidae) from the Southwest Pacific Ocean: five new species and three new species records Author Leduc, Daniel text European Journal of Taxonomy 2012 2012-10-05 24 1 42 journal article 21826 10.5852/ejt.2012.24 906fad9e-680a-4faa-9e0e-2909ea4575e5 2118-9773 3858345 F8ED2AA9-83C1-4CB8-8327-58C501B6C42A Genus Hopperia Vitiello, 1969 Diagnosis (modified from Jensen (1979)) Dorylaimopsinae . Cuticle with lateral differentiation of irregularly-spaced larger dots, sometimes arranged in transverse rows; posterior portion of buccal cavity cylindrical, with three thorn-like teeth at border to anterior portion (except in H. hexadentata Hope & Zhang, 1995 which has six teeth); ovaries usually outstretched, reflexed ovaries sometimes present; spicules arcuate; gubernaculum with caudal or dorso-caudal apophyses. Type species Hopperia massiliensis Vitiello, 1969