Rodentanema, Smales, L. R., 2016

Smales, L. R., 2016, The gastrointestinal helminths of Rattus niobe (Rodentia: Muridae) with descriptions of two new genera and three new species (Nematoda) from Papua New Guinea and Papua Indonesia, Zootaxa 4117 (2), pp. 183-197 : 191

Rodentanema new genus

Definition. Heligmonellidae , Nippostrongylinae . Synlophe well developed with 6 –7 continuous pointed longitudinal ridges mid body. Buccal capsule relatively well developed, without lips or teeth. Cephalic vesicle present. Bursa dissymmetrical, right lobe larger, dorsal lobe short; pattern of lateral rays 1-4; dorsal ray divided close to distal end. Spicules simple, filiform. Female monodelphic; small number eggs in utero; tail without terminal spike. Parasites of murine rodents indigenous to the island of New Guinea.

Type species Rodentanema aenigma

Etymology. The genus is named from the clade that includes the host species.