- Body annuli directed posteriorly except for the first two
- Each annulus with fine lines which make the posterior edge appear
crenated
- Lip region with 2 annuli
- Submedian lobes large, protruding, connected ventrally and
dorsally; labial plates present; labial disc oval
- Amphids large, oval
- Stylet robust, straight, large knobe (12-12 um diam)
- Excretory pore 2-4 annuli osterior to base of pharynx.
Female:
- Monodelphic gonad is outstretched, and spermatheca is spherical,
filled with sperm.
- Vagina is straight,
- Vulva closed, a narrow oblique slit
- Body elongate conical posterior to vulva, termial annulus
button-like
Male:
- Retaini a layer of juvenile cuticle
- Head withn 5 small annuli
- Lateral field with 4 incisures
- Spicules long (45-47 um), thin
- Gubernaculum linear, about 20% of length of spicules
- Bursa extends to end of rounded tail
Ref: Geraert (2010)
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