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
.