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Males:
- Body cylindrical with blunt head and conico-cylindrical tail
- Six internal labial papillae, six outer labial and four
cephalic sensillae in a single circle,
- Cuticle with complex, battlement-like and heterogeneous
ornamentation.
- Cuticular annulation consists of two concentric layers of heavily
sclerotized annules that are anteriorly directed on the anterior half of
the body and posteriorly directed on the posterior body half.
- Four fields devoid of ornamentation are present in the posterior
body part (two laterally, one dorsally and ventrally).
- The cuticular sheath of the anterior end of the buccal cavity is
supported by twelve buccal rugae.
- Dorsal tooth is set into the wall of the buccal cavity, and
relatively large.
- Two small pointed ventral teeth and one lateral tooth.
- Amphideal fovea transverse, about 0.5 the width of corresponding
body diam.
- Pharynx cylindrical, slightly enlarged posteriorly with nerve
ring at about 47% of length. Reproductive system monorchic. Spicules
arcuate with a small capitulum.
- Lateral pieces of the gubernaculum Lshaped, with complex
configuration.
- Cloacal opening surrounded by about 8 incomplete annules with a
thick, protruding border.
- Anterior to the cloaca, a\the ventral body cuticle is modified into
a raised area comprised of about 11 annules .
- Tail conico-cylindrical, spinneret present; non-annulated
asymmetrical tail tip; no terminal setae observed.
Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:
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