- Cuticle heavily heterogeneously annulated with punctations;
Lateral differentiation an elevated ridge (alae) between level of nerve
ring and level of anus
- Cheilostome surrounded by twelve folded rugae. Pharyngostome
with two subventral teeth and one large claw-like dorsal tooth.
Anterior part of pharyngostome with six outer labial setae and 4
cephalic setae in a single crown.
- Amphideal fovea indiscernible, probably slit-like
- Somatic setae sparse throughout body.
- Pharynx muscular awith one posterior bulb; two thin muscular
interruptions anterior to it.
- Nerve ring at mid-pharynx;
- Excretory pore located ventral to pharyngeal bulb and ventral gland
an elongated bulb ventral to anterior part of intestine.
- Tail conical, about4-5 abd long with spinneret bearing two setae
(4-5 um). -+
Males:
- Monorchic, testis outstretched on right of intestine.
- Spicules long, arcuate. about 2x cbd
- Gubernaculum small, plate-like parallel to dorsal side of spicules.
- Pre-cloacal modification a cuticular thickening of 11–13 annules,
located about 24 annules anterior to cloacal opening.
Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:
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