Males:
- Similar morpholgy to females
- Monorchic, testis outstretched. Spermatocytes in a single row.
- Spicules slightly ventrally arcuate, gubernaculum simple,
crescent-shaped.
- Bursa with crenate margin, well developed, starting anterior to
cloaca and extending less than half of the tail, 46-56 um long.
Ref: Alvarez-Ortega and Subbotin, 2024
Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:
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Females:
- Body cylindrical, long, slender, slightly ventrally arcuate or
straight when relaxed.
- Cuticular annulation distinct. Lateral field with six incisures,
- Lip region low, anteriorly flattened, with rounded margins,
continuous with body contour.
- Stoma opening pore-like, surrounded by a slightly raised and
small, circular oral disc.
- Amphidial apertures situated laterally on first lip annulus.
- Cephalic framework weak.
- Stylet robust, conus 40-46% of stylet length, knobs large
and rounded,
- Dorsal pharyngeal gland orifice (DGO) located close to the stylet
knobs.
- Metcorpus oval with distinct valve. Isthmus cylindrical and
narrower than procorpus,
- Nerve ring surrounding isthmus. Excretory pore located near basal
pharyngeal bulb.
- Basal pharyngeal bulb pyriform to elongate, abutting intestine.
- Crustaformeria as a quadricolumella.
- Ovary mono-prodelphic, outstretched, oocytes in a single row.
Spermatheca oblong, sperm rounded
- Vagina straight, 49-60% of vulval body width.
- Vulva a simple transverse slit. with lips flush or slightly to
non-protruding
- Post-vulval uterine sac empty, tube-like, 1.5-3.2 x vbd
long.
- Anus a transverse, anteriad curved, slit.
- Tail long conical, tapering to a pointed terminus
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