adenal rhabdite bundles strewn over entire body;
gland cells of adhesive papillae insunk;
longitudinal nerve trunks and tail ganglion within circular muscles;
body widest near hind end, tapering rostrally;
with straight unpocketed intestine and weakly developed parenchyma;
atrium mostly large and fully ciliated;
accessory gland organ with unpaired sac- or tube-like gland and long, tubular gland stylet;
ovaries unpaired;
with a bursal canal;
cuticular apparatus of bursal organ with a bowl- or funnel-shaped middle-piece which
bears differently differentiated lobes;
middle piece to vesicle end piece of sperm tube separated through a mouthpiece;
sperm tubes long, curved distally, whip-shaped;
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