3.8 Genus MISSIMSTRONGYLUS Smales, 2018

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Type species: Missimstrongylus oweni Smales, 2018 .

Hosts: Muridae, Murinae ( Rodentia).

Host site: small intestine.

Distribution: Papua New Guinea.

Original diagnosis: Nippostrongylinae: Synlophe with continuous ridges, 14 in mid body male, ridges unequal in size, ridge 5’ largest, axis of orientation of ridges oblique, from ventral right to dorsal left, lacking a carene (sic). Bursa dissymmetrical, left lobe larger, dorsal lobe shorter than lateral lobes, bursal pattern 1-3-1. Spicule to body length ratio 18-19%. Parasites of murines, Rattini, from Papua New Guinea [41].