Corollostrongylus hypsiprymnodontis gen. et sp. n. (Nematoda: Strongylidae) from the rat-kangaroo, Hypsiprymnodon moschatus (Marsupialia).
Corollostrongylus hypsiprymnodontis (Nematoda: Strongylidae) is described from the intestine of the Musk rat-kangaroo, Hypsiprymnodon moschatus Ramsay 1876, from Atherton, Queensland, Australia. The new genus is distinguished from other genera of the Strongylidae by the dorsal deviation of the head, the oval mouth opening, and the dorsal ray which given off 2 small lateral branches before dividing into 2 long parallel rays.
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008394:Marsupialia / Q000469:parasitology*; D013320:Strongyloidea / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*