Turbellarian taxonomic database
Haploposthiidae Kuma Diagnosis
Faubel A 1976 (citation) - Diagnosis: "Uncolored. Frontal glands many. Rhabdite glands of common type. Mouth
ventral. Ovary paired or unpaired. Testes on both sides of body. Germinal center for eggs and sperm
separated. Copulatory organ with a seminal vesicle and an atrium opening terminally at posterior end. Penis
lacking ((only in K. albiventer (Marcus 1954) a short penis papilla developed)); no female accessory organs.
Brain insunken."
[From Faubel A (1976)]
Diagnosis for the valid (accepted) taxonomic name
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