Rev 04/03/2023
Type species of the genus: P. aestivus Lordello, 1955
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Female:
Males:
Ref: Pena-Santiago, 2006
Most species recorded from terrestrial environments but some from freshwater habitats.
Classified as hyphal feeders (Yeates et al., 1993)
Goodey, Soil and Freshwater Nematodes
Pena-Santiago, R. 2006. Dorylaimida Part 1. Superfamilies Belondiroidea, Nygolaimoidea and Tylencholaimoidea. Pp 326-391 in E. Abebe, Istv�n Andrassy, W. Traunspurger (eds) Freshwater Nematodes: Ecology and Taxonomy. CABI Publishing.
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