. Tachygonetria vivipara. 1. Anterior end of female. 2.
Cephalic end, en face view of female. 3. Anterior end of male. 4.
Cephalic end, en face view of male. 5. Caudal extremity, lateral view of
male. 6. Caudal extremity, ventral view of male. Scale-bars: 1, 100 um;
2,4-6, 10 um; 3, 30 um
Drawings from Bouamer and Morand (2002) |
Male:
- Body slender or relatively slender.
- Mouth with 3 or 6 lips.
- Caudal end truncate, situated ventrally near cloaca, ending in
short, dorsal, conical, hyaline spine or not.
- Caudal papillae 3 pairs: 2 circum-cloacal pairs (1 pair pre-anal
rosette-shaped, rosette-shaped with posterior expansion, or elongated;
and 1 pair post-anal rosette-shaped or elongated); 1 rosette-shaped pair
at or close to tip of tail.
- Lateral alae absent;
- Caudal alae tiny or absent.
- Spicule short, of varying shape. Gubernaculum V-, enlarged U- or
crescent-shaped.
Ref: Bouamer and. Morand, 2002
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