Asilomaria Karling, 1966

Diagnosis. Protandric Calviriidae with paired seminal vesicles. With a septum in front of the pharynx and a sphincter around the gut above the pharynx. Copulatory organ unarmed. Accessory organ with two glandular globules producing two different kinds of secretion. Simple female system without a bursa. Epidermis with intra-epithelial nuclei.

Type and only species: Asilomaria ampullata Karling, 1966 .

Remarks. We agree with Martens and Curini-Galletti (1993) who consider the copulatory organ proper as being unarmed and the glandular organ with needles as the accessory organ, contrary to the view of Karling (1966). Also contrary to Karling, we do not consider the invagination behind the female pore as an “external” bursa. In A. ampullata there are 12 needles in the accessory organ.