WoRMS taxon details
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Diagnosis Neuropodial and notopodial hooded hooks present in both thorax and abdomen; capillary setae entirely absent; prostomium followed by a short peristomium; thorax consisting of eight setigers with an abrupt transition from thorax to abdomen at setiger nine; no visible branchia or nephridial papillae; posterior end terminating in a short conical pygidium. [details]
Etymology The generic name Amastigos is formed by the prefix of Greek origin a-, implying a negative or an absence, meaning 'not' or 'without', and the Greek noun mastigos, meaning 'whip', 'flog' or 'scourge', and refers to the lack of capillary setae. [details]
Type species Amastigos acutus Piltz, 1977. [details]
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