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Desmodorida
Article By:
Maggenti, Armand R. Division of Nematology, University of California, Davis, California.
Last reviewed:January 2020
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.757268
An order of nematodes in which the variable stoma may or may not be armed with a dorsal tooth that may or may not be opposed by subventral denticles. The variable amphids (anterior sensory receptors) range from reniform to elongate loops to simple or multiple spirals. The cephalic sensilla are generally in three whorls; however, the second and third whorls may be combined. Distinguishing the order Desmodorida is the cephalic capsule or helmet and the conspicuous somatic annuli. In some groups, anterior and posterior adhesion tubes are utilized in locomotion.
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