Rev. 05/20/08
long and very slender; 3-6 mm long
cuticle may have punctations, most obvious on tail in longitudinal and transverse rows
amphids apparently absent
stoma long, triradiate, thickened walls anteriorly
females with two ovaries sometimes reflexed
male testes paired
male spicules thick, gubemaculum small
tails in both sexes short, conoid to bluntly rounded with pointed tips
large, paired caudal papillae on male tail; small paired papillae on female tail
known species are soil inhabitants.