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body-unsegmented--the bilateral symmetry covered by atypical cuticle which is formed by a hypodermis.
pseudocoelomatic body cavity contains a completedigestive tract, the anus subterminally situated.
food of various kinds (blood, body fluid, intestinalcontents, mucus etc.) taken up by the species-specific mouth .
the excretory system, if present, empties through ananterior, ventromedial porus.
respiratory and circulatory systems are lacking.
movements by contractions of the typically longitudinallyoriented muscle cells with the fluid of the pseudocoel and thepressure of the cuticle working together as a hydrostaticskeleton.
eral morphology of Dirofilaria family -- 1
 
 
ral morphology of Dirofilaria family-- 2
Male----
12 to 16 cm long
Slender , white in color 
1.25 to 1.5 mm long esophagus
Spirally coiled hind end bears small lateral alae
4 to 6 pairs of ovoid alae1 pair—post cloacal2 pairs ---lateral & posterior to cloacal opening3 to 4 pairs– near the tip of tail
Left spicule 0.342 to 0.375 mm long pointed
Right spicule 0.19 to 0.229 mm long ends bluntly.
Males are reffered as“pigtail”.
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