Gastrointestinal nematodes of Paramelomys rubex (Rodentia: Muridae) from Papua Indonesia and Papua New Guinea with the descriptions of three new genera and four new species of Helligmonellidae and Herpetostrongylidae (Nematoda: Trichostrongylida)
Author
Smales, L. R.
Current address: Parasitology Section, South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.
Author
Heinrich, B.
Current address: Samik Apartments 108 - 910, Ganseong, Goseong County, Gangwon Province, Republic of Korea, 219 - 800
text
Zootaxa
2010
2010-11-10
2672
1
1
28
https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2672.1.1
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.2672.1.1
1175-5326
5301321
Parasabanema
new genus
Diagnosis.
Nippostrongylinae
: Synlophe well developed, with up to 45 pointed ridges: axis of orientation sub frontal, lacking carene. Bursa slightly asymmetrical, right side larger, dorsal lobe about same length as lateral lobes. Pattern of bursal rays 3–2, rays 3 longest. Dorsal ray divided distal to level of branching of rays 8 from dorsal trunk. Parasites of hydromyine murids.
Type
species
Parasabanema szalayi
.
Etymology.
The genus name reflects similarity to the genus
Sabanema
.