Joubert, A. P.; Heyns, J. (1980). Freshwater nematodes from South Africa. 4. The genus Monhystera Bastian, 1865. South African Journal of Zoology. 15: 190-197.
During a survey of freshwater nematodes in South Africa, five species of Monhystera Bastian, 1865, were encountered. The five species, three of which are new to science, are described and figured, viz. Monhystera taaiboschiensis n.sp., M.
magnacephala n.sp., M. gabaza n.sp., M. filiformis Bastian, 1865 and M. somereni Allgen, 1952.