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Females:
- The anteriormost pair of somatic setae is shorter than the other
setae.
- Anal tube clearly protruding from the ventral body wall at the
posterior end of main ring 52 or 58 (right side), 53 or 59 (left side).
- Didelphic-amphidelphic, both ovaries outstretched.
- Uteri overlapping each other in front of the vulva, containing small
globular spermatozoids.
- Vu lva situated between main ring 34 and39
- Spermathecae not
offset.
- Tail with 9 main rings.
- Three caudal glands well developed,
extending anteriorly shortly beyond the anal region.
- Phasmata present.
Ref: Decraemer, 1983
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Males:
- Body tapering towards the extremities.
- Cuticle with 66-67 main rings ventrally to 68 main rings dorsally;
Cuticular zone of each main ring covered by desmos secretion and fine granular concretion.
- Somatic setae arrangment characteristic of eacgh species. Somatic setae stout, slightly distally tapered to an
open, rounded end, inserted on peduncles, hardly protruding
from the desma
- Head
triangular in side view, from the peduncles of the cephalic setae
anteriorly tapered to a broad truncated end.
- Labial region with six minute papillae. Cephalic setae
slender, tapering, flanked over their whole length by a membrane and
inserted on to high peduncles protruding from the terminal part of the
head.
- Amphids large vesicular, covering the head completely in side
view. Amphidial canal ending in a groove in posterior head region.
- Stoma
large and deep.
- Esophagus typical for the genus; esophago-intestinal
junction opposite main ring 10.
- Intestine broad cylindrical, with large
globu les and granular inclusions;
- Ocelli ochrous, irregularly shaped, situated
at the level of main ring 11
- Diorchic,
- Spicules
small, slightly arched, distally tapered to a pointed tip and proximally
to a barely offset capitulum.
- Gubernaculum with a thin more or less
sclerotized distal part, widened to a knob-like apophyse about at right
angle with the distal par
- Tail gradually tapered, consisting of 9
main rings. Terminal ring conical, anterior part covered with
concretion, posterior part with thickened cuticle ending on a finer
spinneret.
- Phasmata located posteriorly in the desmos of the endring.
Three successive caudal glands well developed, extending to the cloacal
region.
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