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- Body cylindrical, slightly tapering towards extremities.
- Cuticle with fine, conspicuous striations, and with
rod-shaped bacteria adhering.
- Labial sensilla not visible. Six outer labial setae and four
cephalic setae in one ring, at the level of about two-thirds of
the buccal cavity.
- Buccal cavity spacious, barrel-shaped with cuticularized
wall, depth 2.1-2.3 x width
- Amphids cup-shaped immediately posterior to lateral
outer labial setae., diameter about one-third of corresponding
body diameter.
- Сardia large, heart-shaped, surrounded by intestinal tissue.
- Nerve ring encircled pharynx at about 42-47% of its length.
- Excretory pore opening ventrally 77-91 um from anterior end.
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- Ventral gland small, situated about 40 um anterior to end of
pharynx.
- Tail elongate conoid, 4.6–5.7 abd long.
- Caudal glands well developed; terminal seta absent;
spinneret small, terminal.
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