Diagnosis for the valid (accepted) taxonomic name
Diagnosis for Pseudohaplogonaria opisthandropora
Mamkaev 1971 (citation) Convoluta with a caudal tubiform ciliated antrum, opening with a terminal pore. Body elongated, gradually tapering to the posterior end. Body length up to 1.2 mm. Epidermal glands with brown rod-like secretion strewn along the whole body surface. Frontal organ present. Mouth in the end of 2/5 – beginning of 3/5 of body length. Testis paired, in the anterior body half. The ovary behind the testis, unpaired, but start with a pair of germinal zones. Bursal nozzle up to 30 µm in length. In sand at a depth of 2-7 m. Sea of Japan.
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