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Females:
- Body spherical shape, attached to the root; some covered by a
yellow gelatin-like capsule, and others are completely covered by
material of unknown origin.
- Out of root and capsule removed, the body is pearly white.
- Cuticle annulated except for vulva lips and 8.0-10.0 um thick.
- Neck short in most females (87-90) um long, but >100 um lin
some.
- Indistinct lip region.
- Stylet cone thin and curved and stylet knobs with slight
anterior projection.
- Median bulb spherical located in the base of neck.
- Vulva in post-equatorial position and with lips slightly
protruding out of body contour.
- Anus subterminal in a slight depression
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Melododera tecoacenis female with gelatinous covering
Photograph by Ignacio Cid del Prado Vera |
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Second-stage
juveniles:
- Body straight or slightly curved ventrally.
- Lip region of four annuli, offset by a slight constriction and
with an indistinct labial disc.
- Stylet knobs pointing anteriorly.
- Pharyngeal glands not filling internal body cavity.
- Excretory pore at level of half of isthmus, hemizonid located
one annulus anterior to excretory pore.
- Lateral field with four incisures, areolated.
- Phasmids not conspicuous.
- Tail conical tapering to narrow and rounded terminus
Ref: Cid del Prado Vera and Subbotin, 2023
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Males:
- Not found in the material collected.
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Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:
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Nurse cell system is a uninucleate giant cell.