Rev 09/18/2020
Metacrobeles Loof, 1962
Species of Metacrobeles are distinguished by their simple, non-bifurcate probolae, by the extremely posteriorly positioned vulva, and by the male spicules exceeding 50um in length (Loof, 1962; De Ley et al., 1989, Chiu et al., 2002).
The three known species have been described from desert environments; two from western Africa, one from California, USA..
Bacteria. Cultured of Escherichia coli under laboratory conditions.
Chiu, C.T., Baldwin, J.G., and Mundo-Ocampo, M. 2002. Metacrobeles amblyurus n. sp.(Nematoda: Cephaloboidea) from Death Valley, California. Nematology 4:645-652.