Turbellarian taxonomic database

Myozonariinae Myozonaria Diagnosis


with adhesive papillae strewn over entire body;
without eyes;
intestine mostly with an intestinal muscle (except, perhaps, M arcassonensis)
    and reaching caudally over gonopore;
with caudal sensory organ;
testis and ovary unpaired;
penis stylet mostly very complicated through distal folding; less, however, with clear thickening;
with accessory gland organ and gland stylet;
gland stylet solid, thick-walled, with a proximal compact part
    with indentations for attachment of muscle fibers;
mouthpiece long, with small thickening through its entire length;
mid-piece flat to needle-shaped, simply formed;

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