Metaleptinae, Moravec & Nagasawa, 2000
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https://doi.org/ 10.1080/002229300299660 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/73228D20-457C-FFC5-E3E1-FEA2F939FCC7 |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Metaleptinae |
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subfam. nov. |
Metaleptinae subfam. n.
Diagnosis. Gnathostomatidae . Massive pseudolabia with trilobed inner surface provided with several small teeth. Cephalic bulb absent. Cephalic and oesophageal region of body lacking cuticular hooks. Unicellular, sac-like oesophageal glands absent. Posterior end of oesophagus with distinct ventriculus-like formations.
T ype genus. Metaleptus Machida, Ogawa and Okiyama, 1982 .
Key to subfamilies of the Gnathostomatida e (adapted from Chabaud, 1975) 1 Cephalic bulb absent.................. 2
± Cephalic bulb present............. Gnathostomatinae
2 Pseudolabia with long rami®ed appendages........ Ancyracanthinae
± Pseudolabia without posterior appendages............ 3
3 Posterior end of oesophagus with ventriculus-like formation. Only inner surface of
pseudolabia trilobed............ Metaleptinae subfam. n.
± Posterior end of oesophagus simple, without ventriculus-like formation. Whole interlabia distinctly trilobed.............. Spiroxyinae
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