Flannerystrongylus, Smales, 2019

Smales, Lesley, 2019, Gastrointestinal nematodes of Paramelomys platyops (Rodentia: Muridae) from Papua Indonesia and Papua New Guinea with the descriptions of a new genus and five new species of Heligmonellidae (Nematoda: Trichostrongylina) and a key to the species of Hughjonestrongylus, Zootaxa 4679 (1), pp. 107-125 : 109-110

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4679.1.7
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:49CC819D-538B-4623-A2C6-A947D2AAB18C
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5616779
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/BFCC8973-7B1F-44A1-A044-207E01C5248F
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treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Flannerystrongylus
status	gen. nov.

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Flannerystrongylus new genus

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Definition. Heligmonellidae , Nippostrongylinae . Synlophe well developed with 14–16 continuous, pointed, evenlysized, longitudinal ridges; axis of orientation of ridges sub-frontal anteriorly. Bursa dissymmetrical, left lobe larger. Pattern of bursal rays 2-3, dorsal ray divided at level of branching of rays from dorsal trunk. Parasites of uromyin murids.

Type species Flannerystrongylus abulus .

Etymology The genus is named in honour of Tim Flannery who prepared the first comprehensive account of the mammals of the region.