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Description (from Thorne, 1974):
Body arcuate especially
in posterior third, ending in a somewhat hooked tail
region. Lateral field about 1/6 body width. Lip region
angular, set off by constriction, papillae prominent. Spear 15 um
long with aperture 1/3 its length. Extension twice spear length.
Esophagus enlarged in
posterior half by gradual expansion. Cardia with narrow disc, then
conoid. Intestinal cells with bright brown, scattered granules.
Prerectum 1 1/2 times as long as body width. Vulva
transverse
with pointed, sclerotized labia. Eggs
slightly
longer than body width. Uteri packed with sperms. Males with
11 uniformly well spaced supplements, the posterior one being within range
of spicula. Prerectum reaching to a point opposite midway of the
5th and 6th supplements. Eudorylaimus robustus distinctive because
of supplement arrangement and sclerotized labia of the transverse vulva.
Usually the vulva of bisexual Eudorylaimus is longitudinal.
Habitat: A single collection from native sod near Murdo, South
Dakota.
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