insunk adenal rhabdite bundles and gland cells of adhesive papillae ; rhabdites only dorsally and along lateral edges of body; adhesive organs laterally and along hind margin; longitudinal nerve trunks and tail ganglion within circular musculature; body strongly flattened dorsoventrally; with eyes; intestine triclad-like; parenchyma richly developed; atrium ciliated only in distal part, lying dorsal to gonopore; accessory glands unknown (perhaps grape-like); gland stylet long, tube-shaped; ovaries paired; bursal canal and cuticular appratus largely unknown; with long sperm tube, curved at thin distal end; large sperm duct; extremely protandrous;
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