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Anguina Scopoli
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Morphology
Morphology
The females
(3-5 mm) are obese, generally assuming the shape of a closed spiral when
relaxed by gentle heat. Sometimes, they arc ventrally arcuate or with
'S' shape, broad in the middle and abruptly tapering towards anterior
and posterior ends. Ovary is greatly developed with two or more flexures
at its anterior end. Anterior end of the uterus is swollen into
receptaculum seminis and the posterior end leads into a post-vulval
uterine sac. Tail tapers to an acuminate end. In some cases, bifurcation
of tail tip or variations in the tail tips can be seen also.
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The male
(1.9—2.5 mm) has a straight and vermiform body with testis having
one or two flexures. The bursa does not envelop the tail completely.
The tail shape may vary greatly and may have also bifurcated tip.
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