title: Paragendria papuanensis
text: # Paragendria papuanensis
  
  Paragendria papuanensis is a species of nematode parasite. It parasitises freshwater fishes from Papua New Guinea, particularly Glossamia gjellerupi and Melanotaenia affinis.
  
  ## Description
  
  It is characterized by the absence of oesophageal teeth, the presence of conspicuously inflated papillae of the last two subventral pairs, a gubernaculum, spicules 69–75 µm long, eggs measuring 57–66 × 39–45 µm, and a small body (between 3.2 and 5.8 millimetres (0.13 and 0.23 in) long).
  
  