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General Characteristics of Genus:
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Cuticlse smooth
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Stoma funnel-shaped with thick walls and without teeth.
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Inner labial sensilla papilliform; outer labial and cephalic
sensilla setiform in a single circle.
- Buccal cavity embedded in surrounding
pharyngeal collar.
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Pharynx expands slightly posteriorly without forming a bulb.
Secretory-excretory ampulla sclerotized and located at the
anterior part of pharynx, pore located near cephalic setae.
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Marine.
Female:
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Monodelphic-prodelphic.
- Vulva
in posterior half of the body.
Male:
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Spicules straight,
- Gubernaculum
and supplements absent
Ref: Smol et al., 2014
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