- Small nematodes, 441-561 �m long. Body cylindrical, tapering
towards both ends, more so posteriad.
- Cuticle with distinct transverse striations or annuli,
about 1 �m wide at midbody.
- Lateral field with five incisures or four ridged wings at
midbody, two at posterior region which fade out near anus.
- Lip region with six small lips, more or less rounded;
papillae visible.
- Stoma rhabditoid, lacking glottoid apparatus. Cheilostom
with weakly refractive walls. Buccal ring lower in
longitudinal section. Buccal prism with straight walls, very
long and narrow.
- Esophageal collar very short. Procorpus cylindrical.
Metacorpus swollen, almost ovoid, with its inner walls more
refractive. Isthmus almost as long as procorpus.
- Basal bulb small, ovoid or pyriform. Cardia conoid to
hemispherical, surrounded by intestinal tissue.
- Nerve ring at 71-80% of neck length, surrounding the
isthmus.
- Excretory pore at 82-92% of neck length, at level of isthmus
base or basal bulb, behind the hemizonid.
- Deirid at basal bulb level, at 90-97% of neck length.
Female:
- Didelphic-amphidelphic, with anterior branch dextral and
posterior branch sinistral.
- Ovaries with a flexure.
- Uterus two times the corresponding body diameter long,
having thicker walls at proximal portion and distinct lumen at
distal one.
- Vagina extending inwards to one-third of body diameter, with
thicker walls at proximal portion.
- Rectum 1.1-1.3 times as long as anal body diameter.
- Tail conical-elongate, and terminus with acute mucro.
Phasmid near anus.
Male:
- Reproductive system monorchic. Testis reflexed ventrally
anteriorly.
- Tail conical.
- Bursa peloderan, closed anteriorly, and with eight papillae
(1+2+1+1+3).
- Spicules free: manubrium rounded; lamina bent at its middle,
with well developed dorsal hump and ventral wing at its middle;
terminus ventrad curved, with acute tip and a subdorsal crest.
- Gubernaculum sigmoid.
- The specific epithet refers to the presence of a subdorsal
crest in the spicules, a remarkable morphological feature of
this species.
Ref: Abolafia and Pena-Santiago, 2007
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