Musserakis, Hasegawa & Dewi & Asakawa, 2014

Hasegawa, Hideo, Dewi, Kartika & Asakawa, Mitsuhiko, 2014, Musserakis sulawesiensis gen. et sp. n. (Nematoda: Heterakidae) collected from Echiothrix centrosa (Rodentia: Muridae), an old endemic rat of Sulawesi, Indonesia, Zootaxa 3881 (2), pp. 155-164 : 156

Musserakis gen. n.

Diagnosis. Heterakoidea : Heterakidae : Heterakinae . Cephalic end with 3 round lips not connected by lateral lobes: dorsal lip with 2 cephalic papillae; subventral lips each with 1 cephalic papilla and amphidial pore. Interlabia forming slightly curved, non-recurrent, non-anastomosing cordons. Lateral alae widest at esophageal region, becoming smaller posteriorly. Esophagus relatively long, with posterior bulb with valve. Caudal alae wide, supported by 3 pairs of stout papillae. Few sessile papillae on tail. Sucker with clear rim present anterior to cloaca. Spicules similar, non-alate. Parasitic in mammals.

Type and only species: Musserakis sulawesiensis sp. n.