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- Body medium-sized to large.
- Head with lregion truncate, continuous with body contour.
- Body with very fine striae
- Cephalic framework weak
- Stylet 12-14 µm long, knobs rounded.
- Esophageal glands abutting, pyriform.
- Tail cylindroid, with a broadly rounded terminus, sometimes rather
short for the family, with thick cuticle at the distal extremity.
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Females:
- Have only one genital branch. Posterior
branch is atrophied to a
post-uterine sac; however, the vulva is
near mid-body.
Males:
- Similar to female except for tail shape.
- Testis outstretched, with small spermatozoa.
- Spicules distinct, 16-18 μm long.
- Tail tapering gradually to a pointed terminus.
- Bursa large, surrounding tail tip
Ref: Li et al., 2018
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Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:
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Li, Y., Du, J., Wang, Z.Y., Wang, K. 2018. Morphological and molecular
characterization of Trophurus wuhuensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Telotylenchinae) from
soil associated with Cinnamomum camphora in China. J. Helminthology 92:637-644.