with soft sole and ventral glandular pad; epithelium insunk; thin basement membrane; brain posterior to the small pharynx variabilis; brain large and its outline clearly visible; posterior longitudinal nerve in at least 5 pairs; follicular testes (at least to begin with); ovary elongate; vitellaria, very late in developing, are posterior; marine;
Notes from synonyms
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