Flannerystrongylus

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Classification:

Chromadoria
Rhabditida: Rhabditina
Infraorder Rhabditomorpha
Heligmosomoidea: Heligmonellidae
Nippostrongylinae

Flannerystrongylus Smales, 2019
Type species of genus: Flannerystrongylus abulus Smales. 2019

Synonyms:

Morphology and Anatomy:

Relatively large nematodes, coiled anteriorly.
Cephalic vesicle prominent with about 8 transverse annulations, buccal capsule vestigial.
Mouth opening triangular, with rudimentary lips; cephalic and labial papillae not seen.
Esophagus claviform, nerve ring, deirids not seen; excretory pore in mid region of esophagus.
Synlophe well developed with with 14-16 continuous, pointed, evemly sized, longitudinal ridges extend from posterior margin of cephalic vesicle to anterior to bursa or vulva; axis of orientation sub frontal anteriorly
Parasites of rodents of the family Muridae

Females:

Males:

Bursa asymmetrical, left lobe larger. Pattern of bursal rays 2-3, dorsal ray divided at level of branching of rays from dorsal trunk.

Body size range for the species of this genus in the database - Click:

Distribution:

Type species described from small intestine of Paramelomys platyops (Muridae) from Supiori Island, Papua, Indonesia

Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Flannerystrongylus

Gastro-intestinal parasites of murid rodents

Life Cycle:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this genus, click

Ecosystem Functions and Services:

Smales, L. 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 4679:107-125.