Male Morphological Description: Valves are oblong-oval in shape. Valve length = 0.85-1.06 mm. Valve height = 0.57-0.65 mm. Color: Dark brown or brown gut with yellowish gold reticulations. Eye: brown color with 4 large undivided ommatidia. Lateral eye length = 0.15-0.17 mm. Infold setae: Rostrum Row (RR) with 10-14 bristles; 0 or 1 bristle anterior to RR; 1 bristle posterior to RR. Anteroventral Row (AVR) with about 12-21 bristles. Furca: with 6 claws. Claws 2 and 4 are fused.
Female Morphological Description: Valves are more oblong than adult male. Valve length = 1.10-1.39 mm. Valve height = 0.63-0.76 mm. Color: Brown or dark brown gut with yellowish gold reticulations. Eye: Appears slightly smaller relative to shell length. Lateral eye length: 0.15-0.17 mm. Infold setae: Rostral Row (RR) with 14-17 bristles; 0-2 bristles anterior to RR; 1 or 2 bristles posterior to RR. Furca: with 6 claws. Claws 2 and 4 are fused.