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Female.
Body ventrally curved upon fixation.
Lateral body pores 47-50 in three specimens, 9-10 in neck region;
35-38 between cardia and anus, and two on the tail.
Ventral body pores 13-17, seven in neck region, 6-10 between cardia
and prerectum.
Dorsal body pores 12-14.
Lateral chords 1/10-1/7 of the body width at mid-body.
Cuticle finely striated. Lip region conoid-truncated, narrower than
adjacent body, not offset but sometimes very slightly demarcated.
Labial framework strongly sclerotized, post-labial sclerotization
prominent.
Odontostyle cylindroid, with aperture 1/3-2/5 of length.
Odontophore well demarcated from remainder of pharyngeal lining.
Basal enlarged portion of the pharynx 37-41 % of the neck length
(Fig. lA).
Pharyngo-intestinal valve conoid with rounded or acute terminus,
partially surrounded by the intestine.
Reproductive system amphidelphic, anterior and posterior branches
well developed, symmetrical and functional. Each branch comprising a
short uterus, slightly longer oviduct, pars dilatata oviductus
moderately developed; sphincter between uterus and oviduct well
developed. Vagina thick walled, extending less than half way into
the body. Vulva a transverse slit.
Tail smooth convex-conoid to slightly constricted at first, then
attenuating to a finely rounded terminus. Two caudal pores and one
adanal one on each side.
Male.
Rare. |