Punctodera punctata

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Rev 05/16/2006

Females: Cyst stage present. Body globose, spherical to pear-shaped with short neck and no terminal cone.

Cuticle thick, with superficial, reticulate pattern; subcuticle provided with punctation; D-layer present;
subcrystalline layer present, thick.

Vulva terminal; vulval slit less than 5 µm long, surrounded by a circular circumfenestra; no perineal
papillae; no underbridge; no bullae.

Anus surrounded by circular (anal) fenestra.

Eggs retained in body (no egg mass).

Males: Body twisted.

Lateral field with four lines.

Spicules greater than 30 µm long, slightly curved, distally pointed. No cloacal tubus.

Tail very short, rounded.

Second-stage juveniles: Stylet less than 30 µm long.

Lateral field with four lines.

Esophageal glands filling body cavity.

Tail conical, to conical-effilated with long, hyaline, terminal portion.

Phasmids punctiform.