Cucullanellus Törnquist, 1931

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Cucullanellus Törnquist, 1931

Generic diagnosis (after Bykhovskaya-Pavlovskaya et al. 1964). Cucullanidae . Anterior end of body not inflated or only slightly so. Lateral alae absent. Mouth opening transverse to body axis or slightly inclined dorsally. Pseudobuccal capsule a laterally compressed slit. Three small papillae on each side of mouth opening. Oesophagus expanded at both ends. Ventral intestinal caecum present. Males with pre-cloacal sucker. First three pairs of caudal papillae distributed anteriorly. Spicules equal or nearly so. Gubernaculum present. Vulva behind mid-body.