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Gnathostomariidae Gnathostomaria Diagnosis


Diagnosis of Gnathostomaria Ax, 1956 emend. Sterrer 1972a

Gnathostomariidae with a fairly long rostrum (index about 1.7) and elongated mouth opening. Jaws with crista-like lamellae. Basal plate wider than long, with teeth at its rostral edge. With a muscular seminal vesicle; sperm globular.


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