Turbellarian taxonomic database

Jenseniidae Beauchampiola Diagnosis


Free-living, totally ciliated with needle-shaped front end;
rhabdites only on front end;
2 eyes;
pharynx small;
testes in caudal body half;
seminal vesicles separate;
cuticular apparatus consists of two parts: girdle and ring of spines;
bursa copulatrix thick-walled;
genital opening in middle of caudal 1/4 of body;

Notes from synonyms

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