Oxygen consumption of the nematodes in sheath cuticle separation stage decreased by 65% when they began to enter anhydrobiotic state. All of them revived in water for 10 minutes.

• 在鞘壁分离阶段脱水线虫开始进入休眠 ,耗氧量较对照减少了 6 5%25 ,加水后线虫在 10min内 10 0 %25复苏。