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Muspiceoidea

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Muspiceoidea [myüs‚pī·sē′ȯid·ē·ə]
(invertebrate zoology)
A superfamily of parasitic nematodes in the order Dioctophymatida, distinguished by a greatly reduced neurosensory structure, the absence of (except in one species) amphids and cephalic papillae, and, in females, a reduced digestive tube; males have never been reported.


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Spratt says that while all species in Muspiceoidea exhibit some bizarre characteristics, the new nematode is particularly unusual.
 
 
 
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