Genus Gairleanema Warwick & Platt, 1973

Diagnosis (from Warwick & Platt 1973, Smol et al. 2014, Liang et al. 2024) Tripyloididae . Cuticle with indistinct transverse striations. Lips high. Anterior sensilla in two circles: six inner labial setae large and with bulbous swellings, six outer labial setae + four small and thin cephalic setae; labial setae jointed. Amphideal fovea dorsally spiral. Buccal cavity in one part with a pointed, heavily sclerotized dorsal tooth and two less heavily sclerotized ventrosublateral onchia with rounded tip. Cardia surrounded by a sphincter. Males monorchic, testis subventrally left or right of the intestine. Precloacal supplements mamilliform.

Number of valid species: 2

Type species: Gairleanema anagremilae Warwick & Platt, 1973 .

List of valid species of Gairleanema

G. anagremilae Warwick & Platt, 1973

G. pulchra Liang, Guo & Wang, 2024