Pogonomicola, Smales, L. R., 2013

Smales, L. R., 2013, Nematodes from the caecum and colon of Pogonomys (Muridae: Anisomyini) from Papua New Guinea with the descriptions of a new genus of Oxyuridae (Nematoda: Oxyurida) and a new species of Trichuridae (Nematoda: Enoplida), Zootaxa 3599 (6), pp. 577-587 : 580

Pogonomicola new genus

Diagnosis. Oxyuridae : Syphaciinae: Syphaciini. Males markedly smaller than females. Cephalic end with cephalic plate, 4 cephalic papillae and 2 amphids. Mouth opening surrounded by 3 well-defined lips without visible posterior edge. Oesophagus with distinct isthmus and spherical bulb. Cervical alae each divided into more than 2 longitudinal folds. Male with single weakly defined mamelon; genital papillae forming anterior group around cloaca and posterior pair on tail. Tail conical without elongated tip. Female vulva in anterior third of body, monodelphic, vagina directed posteriorly. Eggs oval, asymmetrical, with small lateral operculum.

Type species Pogonomicola rugala

Etymology. The genus is named after the genus of the host, Pogonomys .