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Jenseniidae Axiola Diagnosis


Free-living with needle-shaped front end;
2 eyes;
mouth opening at 1/2 body length from front end;
pharynx small;
testes extend forward in front body-half;
cuticular organ an irregularly formed tub with distal enlarged opening;
copulatory bursa lacking;
seminal receptacle stalked, caudal;

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