Descripteur : Presence of cephalic vesicle
It is a dilation of the cuticule forming a small sleeve at the former end of the nematode.
The cephalic vesicle has a sensory function: it transmits mechanical stimulis in the whole area of the head, to the cephalic papillae present at the level of the mouth.
Cephalic vesicle.
Hiérarchie
Presence of cephalic vesicle | |_ Length of the cephalic vesicle {No} | |_ Width of the cephalic vesicle (in middle) {No}