Hughjonestrongylus, Digiani, Maria Celina & Durette-Desset, Marie-Claude, 2014

Digiani, Maria Celina & Durette-Desset, Marie-Claude, 2014, Taxonomic revision of the Nippostrongylinae (Nematoda, Heligmonellidae) parasitic in Oriental Muridae. The genus Paraheligmonelloides Fukumoto, Kamiya & Suzuki, 1980, Zootaxa 3884 (1), pp. 81-88 : 85

Hughjonestrongylus n. gen. (Fig. C)

Definition: Heligmonellidae , Nippostrongylinae . At mid-body, 20–30 ridges in both sexes. Ridges markedly unequal in size. Ridge 1’ distinct from left ridge, left ridge is ridge 2’ or 3’. At mid-body, left ridge and right ridge very large, left ridge larger than right one. Largest ridges grouped in relation to lateral fields: one to three ridges on left side; three to four ridges on right side. Remaining dorsal ridges small and of similar size. Ventral ridges of similar size, smaller than dorsal ones. Bursa dissymmetrical. Characteristic bursal pattern of types 1–4 and 2–3. Dorsal ray divided within distal half. Spicules thick ending in one or three tips. SpL/BL 10–15%.

Type species: Hughjonestrongylus ennisae ( Smales & Heinrich, 2010) n. comb.

Hosts: Rodentia : Muridae : Murinae .

Host site: Small intestine.

Distribution: Papua New Guinea, Papua Indonesia.

Etymology: This genus is named in honour of Pr. Hugh I. Jones (University of Western Australia), in recognition of his significant contribution to the study of Australian parasites.

Other species: Hughjonestrongylus amplicaudae ( Smales & Heinrich, 2010) n. comb., Hughjonestrongylus mirzai ( Smales, 2009) n. comb., Hughjonestrongylus singauwaensis ( Smales & Heinrich, 2010) n. comb., Hughjonestrongylus . sp. (= Paraheligmonelloides sp. of Smales (2011).