Paracrobeles, Heyns, 1968

Boström, Sven & Holovachov, Oleksandr, 2015, Description of a new species of Paracrobeles Heyns, 1968 (Nematoda, Rhabditida, Cephalobidae) from Kelso Dunes, Mojave National Preserve, California, USA, European Journal of Taxonomy 117, pp. 1-11 : 8-10

Key to species of Paracrobeles (emended after Abolafia et al. 2014;

when using the key, please also consult Table 2 for additional diagnostic information)

1. Spicules less than 40 µm long ........................................................................................................... 2

– Spicules more than 40 µm long, primary axils with single guarding process................................... 4

2. Vulva at 58–60% of body length ................................................................. P. laterellus Heyns, 1968

– Vulva at 60–71% of body length, primary axils with two guarding processes ................................. 3

3. Metastegostom tooth absent ........................ P. mojavicus Taylor, Baldwin & Mundo-Ocampo, 2004

– Metastegostom tooth present, anteriorly directed ....................................... P. kelsodunensis sp. nov.

4. Lips with three tines (including the ones in secondary axils); postvulval sac not swollen ................. .............................................................. P. deserticola Abolafia, Divsalar, Panahi & Shokoohi, 2014

– Lips with four tines (including the ones in secondary axils); postvulval sac swollen ........................ ........................................................................................... P. psammophilus Navarro & Lluch, 1999