Nothacrobeles borregi

Nothacrobeles borregi	Contents	Rev 07/23/2020
	Classification	Biology and Ecology
	Morphology and Anatomy	Life Cycle
Return to Nothacrobeles Menu		Ecosystem Functions and Services
	Distribution	Management
Return to Cephalobidae Menu	Feeding	References
	Go to Nemaplex Main Menu	Go to Dictioary of Terminology

Classification:

Rhabditida Tylenchina Cephaloboidea
Cephalobidae

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:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this species, click	If species level data are not available, click for genus level parameters

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.