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Scleroperalia Paucidentulidae Diagnosis


Diagnosis of Paucidentulidae Sterrer, 1998

Scleroperalia with one pair of apicalia and 3 or 4 pairs of compound bristles. Ciliary pits absent. Epidermal cells in stripes. Jaws without a cauda, lamellar but open, with few teeth in a rostro-ventral arc. Without a jugum. Without ability to swim backwards.


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