Gastrointestinal nematodes of Paramelomys levipes and P. mollis (Rodentia Muridae) from Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea with the descriptions of three new genera and nine new species (Nematoda) Author Smales, Lesley text Zootaxa 2020 2020-10-20 4861 4 544 572 journal article 9024 10.11646/zootaxa.4861.4.4 db44bc90-2960-490c-8ddb-f16633c03929 1175-5326 4416747 2297FB97-3C02-42B0-B811-019646E33C0C Helgenema new genus Definition . Heligmonellidae , Nippostrongylinae . Synlophe well developed with 11–15 pointed longitudinal continuous ridges. Cuticle with dilatation on left side supported anteriorly by large left dorso-lateral ridge. Axis of orientation sub frontal. Bursal pattern 2–3. Dorsal ray divided within distal half. Spicule to body length ratio 7.2%. Parasites of uromyin murids. Type species Helgenema keablei Etymology. The genus name is in recognition of the work of Dr Kristofer Helgen who has studied extensively the murid fauna of New Guinea .