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 Leiper & Atkinson, 1914 Leiper RT, Atkinson EL. 1914. Helminths of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–1913. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, pp. 222–226 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 (Baylis, 1931) Moravec & Justine, 2020. It is a parasite of the stomach and intestine of the Tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier, first described in 1931.Baylis HA. 1931. Some Ascaridae from Queensland. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series, 10(8), 95–102.
Other species are listed in the taxobox.
See also Euterranova
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