Oneirodes Lütken, 1871

Diagnosis. Oneirodes is the largest genus of the Ceratioidei, with 35 currently recognized species. Metamorphosed females of Oneirodes differ from those of all other genera of the Oneirodidae by having the posterior end of the pterygiophore of the illicium protruding from the dorsal midline of the trunk behind the head (vs. posterior end of the pterygiophore of the illicium not protruding from the dorsal midline of the trunk behind the head) (Pietsch, 2009).