Males
- Morphology similar to female.
- Monorchic
- Spicules tylenchoid, ventrally arcuate.
- Gubernaculum simple.
- Bursa enveloping about 75% of tail length.
- Tail similar to that of female
Ref: Aliverdi et al. (2022)
Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:
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Females:
- Body short to medium-sized, straight to ventrally slightly
arcuate.
- Cuticular annulation distinct, 1-2 um wide.
- Lateral fields with four incisures, occupying ca 46% of body
diam.
- Cephalic region low, continuous with body contour.
- Stylet fine, with small rounded knobs.
- Esophageal procorpus slender, median bulb oval, with small
valve;isthmus narrower than procorpus, pharyngeal bulb pyriform to
bottle-shaped, offset.
- Excretory pore at anterior half of pharyngeal bulb.
- Nerve ring encircling isthmus. Hemizonid ca two cuticular annuli
long, close to excretory pore.
- Monodelphic-prodelphic, ovary outstretched, oocytes arranged in
single row, oviduct tubular, spermatheca elongate, axial and filled
with large rounded amoeboid sperm.
- Crustaformeria quadricolumellate, uterus with distinct cavity,
vagina perpendicular to body axis,.
- Vulva with simple lips, post-vulval uterine sac (PUS) 36.6- 56.1%
of vulva to anus distance long.
- Tail subcylindrical to conical, with widely rounded tip.
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