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Female:
- Body length 0.3 to 0.6 mm.
- Anterior end with bilateral and dorsoventral symmetry.
- Cervical expansions bulbiform,
- Amphid aperture circular, located at half of stoma length.
- Renette cell located ventrally, opposite to isthmus. Excretory gland
duct weakly cuticularised, enveloped by renette cell. Excretory pore
posterior to nerve ring.
- Stoma plectoid.
- Pharynx plectoid, divided into corpus and isthmus by a break in
muscular tissue and subventral gland orifices, basal bulb with valves.
- Vulva equatorial.
- Reproductive system didelphic, amphidelphic, ovaries reflexed
Male:
- Reproductive system diorchic, testes opposed.
- Spicules paired, curved ventrad.
- Tubular supplements, precloacal, postcloacal sensilla and
gobernaculum absent.
- Tail conoid at first, then cylindrical, ventrally curved.
- Caudal glands present, opening through a terminal spinneret.
Ref: Holovachov et al (2004).
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