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Antomicron Cobb 1920

Description

Key to known females of species of Antomicron Cobb, 1920

1. Amphid loop-shaped; body shorter than 0.7 mm ............................................... A. lorenzeni sp. n.

- Amphid doughnut-shaped; body longer than 0.7 mm ......................................................... 2

2. Central amphidial elevation oval, amphid rounded.......................................................... 3

- Central amphidial elevation elongate; amphid elongate....................................................... 4

3. Body shorter than 1 mm; cephalic setae 2–3 µm long.............................................. A. intermedius

- Body longer than 1 mm; cephalic setae 6 µm long.................................................. A. pellucidum

4. Body shorter than 1.1 mm; plumper (a = 26–36) and with shorter tail (c' = 6.4)............................. A. elegans

- Body longer than 1.3 mm; slenderer (a = 50) and with longer tail (c' = 8.4)................. A. quindecimpapillatus sp. n.

Notes

Published as part of Holovachov, Oleksandr, 2012, Swedish Plectida (Nematoda). Part 2. The genus Antomicron Cobb, 1920, pp. 39-54 in Zootaxa 3380 on page 54, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281718

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Leptolaimidae
Genus
Antomicron
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Araeolaimida
Phylum
Nematoda
Scientific name authorship
Cobb
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Antomicron Cobb, 1920 sec. Holovachov, 2012

References

  • Cobb, N. A. (1920) One hundred new nemas (type species of 100 new genera). Contribution to a science of Nematology, 9, 217 - 343.