Nothacrobeles borregi

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Nothacrobeles borregi Baldwin, Poiras, Bumbarger & Mundo-Ocampo, 2002.

Synonym:

Morphology and Anatomy:

N. borregi is distinguished from other species of Nothacrobeles in the morphology of the labial probolae and lips.

Probolae unique basal ridge of large size, smooth rim (lacking tines), and unusual large triangular platelet projections on each side;.
Probolae are also distinctive in having a knob-like ledge separate and posterior to the basal ridge.

Female:

Male:

Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:

Distribution:

Described from blow-sand in the vicinity of the roots of creosote bush (Larrea tridentata) from Anza Borrego State Park, San Diego, California.

Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

Baldwin, J., L Poiras, D Bumbarger, M Mundo-Ocampo . 2002. Nothacrobeles borregi n. sp.(Nematoda: Cephalobidae) from Anza Borrego, California and N. laticollaris (De Ley & Vandebroek, 1992) n. comb. Nematology 4:865-874.