|
Female:
- Body wide in anus, ovary and pharynx regions.
- Cephalic capsule narrower than male, 12 um wide, 9.5 um long
with amphidial fovea at base.
- Amphidial fovea different from male, a single coil with
canalis situated in centre of spiral fovea.
- Buccal cavity small.
- Reproductive system didelphic, amphidelphic, reflexed;
ovaries with tips bent to opposite sides of the intestine.
- Uterius containing sperm cells.
- Vagina sclerotized along entire length, surrounded by
constrictor muscle
Ref: Hendricks and Gibbons, 2010
|
Male:
- Body epsilon-shaped, swollen in cloacal, testis and
pharyngeal regions.
- Cephalic capsule tapering anteriorly, truncated posteriorly.
- Four cephalic setae of equal length; Eight subcephalic setae
on cephalic capsule; one longer pair at base of amphidial
fovea.
- Body with 118 pronounced annulations .
- External layer of cuticle thickened ventrally in
testis region, with fine longitudinal markings.
- Somatic setae (10.3 um long) regularly spaced in six rows,
anterior to the first curvature.
- Tail short, conical with one vseta on non-annulated section
and two short setae on the last two annulated segments.
- Three pairs of small, conical, pre-cloacal thorns present.
- Buccal cavity indistinct, with small tooth;.
- Pharynx muscular,with cuticularised lumen and prominent
terminal bulb. Cardia opening into bulbous intestine.
- Single outstretched testis; vas deferens well defined.
- Spicules 48 µu long, curved with well-developed capitulum;
- Gubernaculum short, parallel to spicules.
- Two ventral rows of small thorn-like structures present
anterior to cloaca
|