SPAULIGODON-GEHYRAE N-SP (NEMATODA, PHARYNGODONIDAE) FROM GEHYRA-OCEANICA (SAURIA, GEKKONIDAE) FROM GUAM, MARIANA ISLANDS, MICRONESIA

Spauligodon gehyrae n. sp. (Nematoda: Pharyngodonidae), a new oxyurid nematode, discovered in the large intestine of the gecko Gehyra oceani ca is described and illustrated. Nine of 11 adult female specimens of G. oceanica collected on Guam, Mariana Islands, Micronesia, harbored a total of 480 specimens of S. gehyrae; prevalence of infection was 82% (mean intensity 53, range 6-179). Spauligodon gehyrae represents the 33rd species to be described for this genus and is distinguished by th e presence of truncated egg ends, the short stiff tail spike of the fe male, and the presence of a spicule in the male. This is the second sp ecies of Spauligodon to be described from Oceania.