Turbellarian taxonomic database

Haploposthiidae Parahaploposthia Diagnosis


Dörjes 1968 (citation), Fegley et al. 1984 (citation): Frontal glands not strongly developed. Unpaired ovary with
germinal zone located posterior to mouth. Paired testes. Male organ with ciliated antrum masculinum, with at
least one proximal gland ring. With or without epidermal pigment. Seminal vesicle and penis lacking. With or
without vagina and seminal bursa. Bursa without nozzle. Vagina, when present, a tissue connection indistinct
in sectioned material.

[From Dorjes J (1968)]


Diagnosis for the valid (accepted) taxonomic name

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