Phylum Nematoda

The nematode taxons in bold and hyperlinked are the ones that have been found at KBS/LTER, MI. Images and descriptions can be found for most of them by clicking on the links.

Phylum Nematoda Index - De Lay and Blaxter, 2002

      • nemasoil2Incertae sedis:
      • ORDER BENTHIMERMITHIDA
            • Family Benthimermithidae
      • ORDER RHAPTOTHYREIDA
            • Family Rhaptothyreidae
               
  • CLASS ENOPLEA
    • Subclass Enoplia
      • ORDER ENOPLIDA
            • Incertae sedis:
            • Family Andrassyidae
        • Suborder Enoplina
          • Superfamily Enoploidea
            • Family Enoplidae
            • Family Thoracostomopsidae
            • Family Anoplostomatidae
            • Family Phanodermatidae
            • Family Anticomidae
        • Suborder Oncholaimina
          • Superfamily Oncholaimoidea
            • Family Oncholaimidae
            • Family Enchelidiidae 
        • Suborder Ironina
          • Superfamily Ironoidea
            • Family Ironidae
            • Family Leptosomatidae
            • Family Oxystominidae
        • Suborder Tripyloidina
          • Superfamily Tripyloidoidea
            • Family Tripyloididae  
        • Suborder Alaimina
      • ORDER TRIPLONCHIDA
        • Suborder Diphtherophorina
        • Suborder Tobrilina
          • Superfamily Tobriloidea
            • Family Pandolaimidae
            • Family Rhabdodemaniidae
            • Family Triodontolaimidae
            • Family Tobrilidae 
          • Superfamily Prismatolaimoidea
        • Suborder Tripylina
          • Superfamily Tripyloidea
            • Family Onchulidae
            • Family Tripylidae             
      • ORDER TREFUSIIDA
          • Superfamily Trefusioidea
            • Family Simpliconematidae
            • Family Trefusiidae
            • Family Laurathonematidae
            • Family Xenellidae  
    • Subclass Dorylaimia
  • CLASS CHROMADOREA
    • Subclass Chromadoria
      • ORDER DESMOSCOLECIDA
        • Suborder Desmoscolecina
          • Superfamily Desmoscolecoidea
            • Family Desmoscolecidae
            • Family Meyliidae
            • Family Cyartonematidae
      • ORDER CHROMADORIDA
        • Suborder Chromadorina
          • Superfamily Chromadoroidea
            • Family Chromadoridae
            • Family Ethmolaimidae
            • Family Neotonchidae
            • Family Achromadoridae
            • Family Cyatholaimidae
      • ORDER DESMODORIDA
        • Suborder Desmodorina
          • Superfamily Desmodoroidea
            • Family Desmodoridae
            • Family Epsilonematidae
            • Family Draconematidae 
          • Superfamily Microlaimoidea
            • Family Microlaimidae
            • Family Aponchiidae
            • Family Monoposthiidae                                                           
      • ORDER MONHYSTERIDA
        • Suborder Monhysterina
          • Superfamily Monhysteroidea
          • Superfamily Sphaerolaimoidea
            • Family Xyalidae
            • Family Sphaerolaimidae
        • Suborder Linhomoeina
          • Superfamily Siphonolaimoidea
            • Family Siphonolaimidae
            • Family Linhomoeidae
            • Family Fusivermidae
      • ORDER ARAEOLAIMIDA
          • Superfamily Axonolaimoidea
            • Family Axonolaimidae
            • Family Comesomatidae
            • Family Diplopeltidae
            • Family Coninckiidae
      • ORDER PLECTIDA
          • Superfamily Leptolaimoidea
            • Family Leptolaimidae
            • Family Rhadinematidae
            • Family Aegialoalaimidae
            • Family Diplopeltoididae
            • Family Paramicrolaimidae
            • Family Ohridiidae
            • Family Bastianiidae
            • Family Odontolaimidae
            • Family Rhabdolaimidae
          • Superfamily Ceramonematoidea
            • Family Tarvaiidae
            • Family Ceramonematidae
            • Family Tubolaimoididae
          • Superfamily Plectoidea
          • Superfamily Haliplectoidea
            • Family Peresianidae
            • Family Haliplectidae
            • Family Aulolaimidae
      • ORDER RHABDITIDA

This classification is based on the following publications:

  • Blaxter, M.L., De Ley, P., Garey, J.R., Liu, L.X., Scheldeman, P., Vierstraete, A., Vanfleteren, J.R., Mackey, L.Y., Dorris, M., Frisse, L.M., Vida, J.T. & Thomas, W.K. (1998). A molecular evolutionary framework for the phylum Nematoda. Nature, 392: 71-75.
  • De Ley, P. & Blaxter, M.L. (2002). Systematic position and phylogeny. In: D.L. Lee (Ed.) The Biology of Nematodes. London, Taylor and Francis, pp. 1-30. 
  • De Ley, P. & Blaxter, M.L. A new system for Nematoda: combining morphological characters with molecular trees, and translating clades into ranks and taxa. Nematology.
  • Nematode Classifcation, UCR CNAS

References for nematode descriptions

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