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All stages: Excretory pore situated posteriorly
(33-61% of body length), excretory
duct variable, apparently perpendicular to body line (T.
clavicaudatus, T. piperis, T. saltensis), directed forward (T.
floridensis, T. obscurus), or directed posteriorly (T.
mangenoti).
Tail long, slender-conoid, finely rounded tip. Encapsulated
in round, brittle structure.
Female: Fixed into root by anterior part of body only.
Body swells on ventral side, curls tightly (more than 360
degrees).
Circumoral disc protrudes prominently.
Anus obscure, lips of anus slightly raised.
No uterine cyst.
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