Paractinolaimoides n. gen. is distinctive in having four sclerotized p
lates at the level of the onchia in addition to mural denticles arrang
ed in several rows. The new genus is related to Paractinolaimus Meyl,
1957 and Scleroactinolaimus Ahmad et al., 1992 but differs from them i
n the nature of the cheilostomal armature. The type species Paractinol
aimoides unicus n. gen., n.sp. is described and illustrated.