VI- Genus Sanduanensis n. gen. (Fig. 2F)

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Type and sole species: Sanduanensis dividua (Smales, 2014) n. comb.

Hosts: Muridae ( Rodentia).

Host site: Small intestine.

Distribution: Papua New Guinea.

Etymology: The genus is named after one of the localities where the species was found.

Definition: Heligmonellidae, Nippostrongylinae. Synlophe with 16 ridges in both sexes. Dorsal ridges continuous, ventral ridges discontinuous. Careen absent. Ridges unequal in size, median to small. Left ridge distinct from ridge 1’. Mid-left and mid-right ridges largest. Absence of cuticular dilatations. Characteristic bursal pattern of type 1–4. Dorsal ray divided within proximal half. Each spicule ending in one tip. SpL/ BL: 13.2%.