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Hadronchus

Hadronchus Mulvey & Jensen, 1967 (ref. ID; 1726, 5938)

Family Mononchidae (ref. ID; 5938)

ref. ID; 5938

Definition

Labial region well set off from body, buccal cavity barrel shaped, longer than wide. Dorsal tooth in anterior half of cavity, apex directed anteriorly and opposed by two longitudinal rows of either small or large denticles on the subventral wall. Esophagointestinal junction tuberculate. Female monodelphic, prodelphic. Tails conoid, ventrally arcuate without caudal glands and terminal duct. Male known for one species. (ref. ID; 5938)

Type species

Handronchus bisexualis Mulvey & Jensen, 1967 (ref. ID; 5938)
  1. Hadronchus adamanicus Jairajpuri, 1969
    See; Parahadronchus adamanicus (ref. ID; 5938)
  2. Handronchus bisexualis Mulvey & Jensen, 1967 (ref. ID; 5938)
  3. Handronchus monohystera Mulvey & Jensen, 1967 (ref. ID; 5938)
  4. Hadronchus shakili Jairajpuri, 1969
    See; Parahadronchus shakili (ref. ID; 5938)
  5. Hadronchus yueni Thong, 1971
    See; Parahadronchus yueni (ref. ID; 5938)