[kevyn chan]

Originally Posted by JJW

Hello.

hm...I think the peristome is so different.

N.alata has perfect round peristome,,,,
but n.xventrata isn't round . ( angulate peristome)
Right ??
n. x ventrata http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q...ventrata01.jpg
n.alata http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...uy/nova025.jpg

oh gosh...you has the perfect pictures for differential comparison! was about to comment but after looking at these pics...it save some typing muscles...hahahaha

although i only has the n. alata 'surigao' variant....their peristome has to be the best value to differentiate them.....the n. x ventrata i has was labelled n. alata when first purchased but later re ID again by nepnut.

n. x ventrata has the starry appearance while n. alata has a thin and smooth peristome like n. gracilis has.