▁ne ct ar ▁g lands ▁> 1 0 0 , ▁mon omorphic , ▁large ▁( ca . ▁ 0 . 5   mm ▁diam .) ▁with ▁a ▁narrow ▁border , ▁ ± ▁even ly ▁spread ▁over ▁the ▁lid ▁ ▁These ▁species ▁show ▁some ▁similar ities ▁to ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁N .   al ata ▁group , ▁but ▁differ ▁in ▁lack ing ▁a ▁bas al ▁r idge ▁or ▁append age ▁on ▁the ▁lower ▁surface ▁of ▁the ▁lid . ▁ ▁Nep enth es ▁c id ▁diff ers ▁from ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁species ▁of ▁the ▁N .   mic ram ph ora ▁group ▁in ▁growth ▁habit ▁( it ▁is ▁e pi ph yt ic ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁terrest rial ), ▁indu ment um ▁development ▁( ve get ative ▁parts ▁hair y ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁sub gl ab r ous ), ▁and ▁in ▁having ▁a ▁distinct ▁pet io le ▁( vers us ▁sess ile ▁in ▁the ▁other ▁two ). ▁Both ▁it ▁and ▁N .   ab g rac ilis ▁have ▁entire ▁sp urs , ▁as ▁compared ▁to ▁branch ed ▁in ▁N .   mic ram ph ora . ▁ ▁Nep enth es ▁mic ram ph ora ▁is ▁most ▁easily ▁distinguished ▁from ▁N .   ab g rac ilis ▁by ▁its ▁upper ▁pitch ers , ▁which ▁are ▁more - or - less ▁inf und ib ular ▁( vers us ▁sub cy l ind ric ▁in ▁N .   ab g rac ilis ), ▁narrow est ▁at ▁the ▁base ▁and ▁wid est ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁or ▁upper ▁half ▁(