A M in a cubic graph G is a spanning subgraph of G such that every component of M is isomorphic to $$K_2$$
K
2
or to $$K_{1,3}$$
K
1
,
3
. In view of snarks G with dominating cycle C, this is a natural generalization of perfect matchings since $$G \setminus E(C)$$
G
\
E
(
C
)
is a perfect pseudo-matching. Of special interest are such M where G/M is planar because such G have a cycle double cover. We show that various well known classes of snarks contain planarizing perfect pseudo-matchings, and that there are at least as many snarks with planarizing perfect pseudo-matchings as there are cyclically $$5-$$
5
-
edge-connected snarks.