CAMALLANIDAE Railliet & Henry, 1915
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4185.1.1 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:0D054EDD-9CDC-4D16-A8B2-F1EBBDAD6E09 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5626698 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FB248-FF8A-FF8D-89B9-C50921539A5E |
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Plazi |
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CAMALLANIDAE Railliet & Henry, 1915 |
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Family CAMALLANIDAE Railliet & Henry, 1915
Family diagnosis (after Moravec 2013). Outer circle of cephalic papillae comprising four large and four rudimentary papillae; inner circle formed by six very small papillae. Buccal cavity strongly sclerotized, laterally compressed and forming two sclerotized lateral valves, or rounded. Mouth opening slit-like or rounded. Lips absent or rudimentary. Pseudolabia absent. Oesophagus divided into anterior muscular and posterior glandular sections. Spicules unequal. Gubernaculum present or absent. Vulva near mid-body. Viviparous. Parasites of cold-blooded vertebrates.
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Oxyuridomorpha |
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Camallanoidea |
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