Desmodema Walters [V.] & Fitch [J. E.] 1960:446 Neut. Trachypterus jacksoniensis polystictus Ogilby 1898. Type by original designation (also monotypic). For purposes of the type species, the subspecies polystictus is elevated to specific rank; type not jacksoniensis. •Valid as Desmodema Walters & Fitch 1960 -- (Olney 1984:369 [ref. 13656], Heemstra & Kannemeyer 1984:15 [ref. 5349], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:117 [ref. 6441], Heemstra & Kannemeyer 1986:400 [ref. 5666], Paxton et al. 1989:399 [ref. 12442], Olney et al. 1993 [ref. 21802], Olney 1999:1974 [ref. 24751], Olney 2003:958 [ref. 27007], Paxton et al. 2006:541 [ref. 28995], Shinohara et al. 2011:40 [ref. 31715], Parin et al. 2014:162 [ref. 33547], Stewart 2015:690 [ref. 34254], Angulo & López-Sánchez 2017:574 [ref. 35166], Martin & Hilton 2021:336 [ref. 38678]). Current status: Valid as Desmodema Walters & Fitch 1960. Trachipteridae.