Rev 02/21/2024
Type species of the genus: Pronygolaimus shamimi Sharma & Baqri, 2006
Female:
Type species, P. shamimi, described from soil in the Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India
Classified as predators (Yeates et al., 1993).
Sharma V. and Baqri, Q.H. 2006. Pronygolaimus shamimi gen.n.,sp.n. (Dorylaimida: Nematoda) from India. Indian J. Nematol. 636:314-316
Yeates, G.W., T. Bongers, R. G. M. De Goede, D. W. Freckman, and S. S. Georgieva. 1993. Feeding habits in soil nematode families and genera—An outline for soil ecologists. Journal of Nematology 25:315-331.