COROLLONEMA-THYLOGALE N. G., N. SP. (NEMATODA, STRONGYLOIDEA), PARASITIC IN THE PADEMELONS THYLOGALE-THETIS AND THYLOGALE-STIGMATICA (MARSUPIALIA, MACROPODIDAE) FROM QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

Corollonema thylogale n. g., n. sp. is described from the stomachs of Thylogale thetis and : T. stigmatica from southeastern Queensland. The new genus is characterised by foul branches to the dorsal ray, a J-sh aped ovejector, a cylindrical buccal capsule reduced to a posterior, t hickened annulus and a leaf-crown of eight elements originating from t he base of the buccal capsule. On the basis of these features, the new genus is placed in the subfamily Cloacininae Stossich, 1899 and the t ribe Coronostrongylinea Beveridge, 1986. The presence of an internal l eaf crown is unique within the tribe and the new genus is erected on t his basis.