Turbellarian taxonomic database
Otocelididae Philocelis Diagnosis
Unpigmented. Testis and ovary paired. Penis built of a large number of sclerotized rods. Vesicula seminalis present. Vagina glandulomuscular, with sphincter, widening proximally to the bursa seminalis, which has a long, ventrally directed mouthpiece. Brain subepithelial. Genital pore subterminal at hind end.
[From Dorjes J (1968): 103]
Diagnosis for the valid (accepted) taxonomic name
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