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Neoterranova

Neoterranova is a genus of parasitic nematodes that have life cycles involving sharks and reptiles. The genus was created in 2020 to accommodate species which were previously included inTerranova <small>Leiper & Atkinson, 1914</small> a taxon considered to be invalid.

Etymology

The name Neoterranova is composed of Terranova (the name of a nematode genus) and the prefix Neo- (= new). The gender is feminine.

Species

The type-species is N. scoliodontis <small>(Baylis, 1931) Moravec & Justine, 2020</small>. It is a parasite of the stomach and intestine of the Tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier, first described in 1931.

Other species are listed in the taxobox.

See also

Euterranova

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