Gongylonema is a genus of thread-like nematode that was described by Molin in 1857.

It is the only currently valid genus in the family Gongylonematidae, though the mysterious Spiruroides – usually placed in the Subuluridae, which are not closely related to Gongylonema among the Spiruria – might actually belong here.

They are parasites of birds and mammals, transmitted by insects (especially beetles).

[3][4] Several species are significant parasites of domestic animals, causing gongylonemiasis.

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