Faubel A 1976 (citation) - Diagnosis p 34- "Color by rhabdites or stored pigment bodies. Frontal gland generally very strongly developed. Mouth ventral. Ovary and testes mixed in a common germinal center. Copulatory organ consists of a ciliated antrum masculinum with terminal opening on posterior end and a more or less well developed seminal vesicle. A short cone-shaped penis is present only in H. rubra (An der Lan). Female accessory organs lacking."[From Faubel A (1976)]
Diagnosis for the valid (accepted) taxonomic name
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