Description of Panagrolaimus namibiensis n. sp. (Rhabditida: Panagrolaimidae), an Anhydrobiotic Nematode from the Namib Desert of Namibia

Description of Panagrolaimus namibiensis n. sp. (Rhabditida: Panagrolaimidae), an Anhydrobiotic Nematode from the Namib Desert of Namibia

Panagrolaimus namibiensis n. sp. was recovered and cultured from soils collected under Arthraerua leubnitziae (pencil-bush) in the Namib Desert of Namibia, one of the driest terrestrial habitats on Earth. It is described here based on morphometrics, scanning electron micrographs, light images, line...

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Main Authors: Rawson Christopher J., Nemmers London, Criswell Stacey, Smythe Ashleigh B., Burke Alison K., Marais Eugene, Maggs-Kölling Gillian, Treonis Amy M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2024-10-01
Series:Journal of Nematology
Subjects:
cryptobiosis
morphology
phylogeny
scanning electron microscopy
taxonomy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/jofnem-2024-0039
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