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Female:
- Moderately slender nematodes of large to very large size,
3.04-6.04 mm long.
- Cuticle two-layered, outer layer thin with very fine
striations; inner layer much thicker and more refringent, with
radial striations.
- Lateral chord wide, occupying 9-18% of mid-body diam.
- Lip region distinctly tapering, nearly truncate anteriorly
and continuous with body contour.
- Lips fused with buttonlike papillae.
- Oral aperture a wide oval.
- Amphid fovea funnel-like, with broad oval aperture 40-50%
of corresponding body diam.
- Odontostyle very robust, 1.0-1.2 lip region diam. long, dorsal
arm conspicuously thickened at anterior third.
- Guiding ring simple, located a 0.5-0.8 x lip region
diam. from anterior end.
- Odontophore simple, rod-like, 1.9-2.2 times longer than
odontostyle.
- Esophagus muscular, enlarging very gradually, with basal
expansion occupying 49-54% of total esophagus length
Cardia short, rounded conoid.
- Genital system didelphic-amphidelphic; uterus a simple,
tube-like.
- Vagina with pars refringens vaginae consisting of
two triangular sclerotised pieces.Two gland cells present, one
anterior and one posterior to pars refringens vaginae.
- Vulva a short, longitudinal slit.
- Prerectum 1.3-2.8 anal body diam. long. Rectum forming a little
shorter than than 1x anal body diam.
- Anus a transverse slit.
- Tail very short, rounded to slightly conoid.
Ref: Varela et al., (2017).
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