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Females:
- Similar to males, amphideal fovea smaller (42-56% cbd) with fewer
turns (3-3.25).
- Didelphic amphidelphic, ovaries outstretched.
- Vulva slightly pre-median, with large bean-shaped
cuticularised plate, pointed at extremities.
- Tail slightly shorter than in males with fewer sub-ventral setae
Ref Leduc and Gwyther, 2008
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Males:
- Body cylindrical, medium-sized, tapering towards both extremities.
- Cuticle with faint annulations
- Head slightly offset, rounded, 10-12 um diam.
- Six minute inner labial papillae and six setiform outer labial
papillae. Four cephalic setae.
- Buccal cavity small, V-shaped.
- Amphideal fovea 3.5 turns, 67-84% of body diameter.
- Two latero-dorsal and two latero-ventral longitudinal rows of
2-5 sub-cephalic setae. Other somatic setae short and sparse.
- Pharynx gradually swelling but not forming a true bulb. Ventral
gland situated posterior to pharynx.
- Diorchic, testes outstretched testes
- Spicules paired, equal, L-shaped, 45-51 um long, with
longitudinal hollow extending 75-85% of spicule length.
- Gubernaculum with straight dorso-caudal apophyses
- 7-9 small pre-cloacal papillae.
- Tail 4.5-5.2 x cbd, conico-cylindrical with several sub-ventral
setae and three 7-10 um long terminal setae.
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