Stoma:
lip region without processes
stoma unarmed or with small denticles
Anterior part of stoma cylindrical and wider than posterior part
Esophagus:
cylindrical corpus gradually expanding through length, no metacorpus
isthmus distinct
valves in postcorpus bulb
Female Reproductive System:
monovarial
prodelphic
ovary reflexed
spermatheca not offset, axial or absent
Male Reproductive System:
monorchic
no bursa
Cuticle
Life Cycle
References:
DeLey, P., I.T. DeLey, M. Mundo-Ocampo. 1998.
Nematode Workshop: Identification of free-living Chromadorea
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Department of Nematology, UC Riverside.