Helgenema, Smales, 2020
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4861.4.4 |
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publication LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:pub:2297FB97-3C02-42B0-B811-019646E33C0C |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4427124 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A5E1C6BE-9D63-47AB-AF48-E2FA4E982F3E |
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taxon LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:act:A5E1C6BE-9D63-47AB-AF48-E2FA4E982F3E |
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treatment provided by |
Plazi |
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scientific name |
Helgenema |
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gen. nov. |
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.
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