entire body strewn with adenal rhabdites; gland cells of adhesive papillae insunk; lateral longitudinal nerves and tail ganglion within circular musculature; without eyes; body form similar to that of Paromalostomum; with straight unpocketed intestine and weakly developed parenchyma; atrium large, fully ciliated, lying directly over gential pore; distal inflexible end section of penis stylet greatly lengthened; accessory gland a short, nuclei-filled sac; glandular stylet short in form of a cuticular needle (sometimes partly tube-shaped); without bursal canal; cuticular apparatus together with the sperm sacs forms a rounded structure; sperm tube very short; remaining part of the cuticular apparatus not outstanding.
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