Turbellarian taxonomic database
Karlingiinae Karlingia Diagnosis
mouth ventral, posterior to brain;
common gonopore with definite bursa copulatrix but without antrum feminum and sperm duct;
gonads unpaired;
single male copulatory organ of simple type;
without eyes;
without caudal sensory organ;
penis stylet simple, not thickened;
with accessory gland organ and gland stylet;
gland stylet not thickened;
mid-piece bowl-shaped;
mouth-piece long, with small thickening;
sperm duct as simple continuation of mouth-piece;
nerve cords inside circular muscles;
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