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
- Incertae 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
- Superfamily Oncholaimoidea
- Suborder Ironina
- Superfamily Ironoidea
- Family Ironidae
- Family Leptosomatidae
- Family Oxystominidae
- Superfamily Ironoidea
- Suborder Tripyloidina
- Superfamily Tripyloidoidea
- Family Tripyloididae
- Superfamily Tripyloidoidea
- Suborder Alaimina
- Superfamily Alaimoidea
- Family Alaimidae
- Superfamily Alaimoidea
- ORDER TRIPLONCHIDA
- Suborder Diphtherophorina
- Superfamily Diphtherophoroidea
- Family Diphtherophoridae
- Family Trichodoridae
- Superfamily Diphtherophoroidea
- Suborder Tobrilina
- Superfamily Tobriloidea
- Family Pandolaimidae
- Family Rhabdodemaniidae
- Family Triodontolaimidae
- Family Tobrilidae
- Superfamily Prismatolaimoidea
- Family Prismatolaimidae
- Superfamily Tobriloidea
- Suborder Tripylina
- Superfamily Tripyloidea
- Family Onchulidae
- Family Tripylidae
- Superfamily Tripyloidea
- Suborder Diphtherophorina
- ORDER TREFUSIIDA
- Superfamily Trefusioidea
- Family Simpliconematidae
- Family Trefusiidae
- Family Laurathonematidae
- Family Xenellidae
- Superfamily Trefusioidea
- ORDER ENOPLIDA
- Subclass Dorylaimia
- ORDER DORYLAIMIDA
- Suborder Dorylaimina
- Superfamily Dorylaimoidea
- Family Dorylaimidae
- Family Aporcelaimidae
- Family Qudsianematidae
- Family Nordiidae
- Family Longidoridae
- Family Actinolaimidae
- Superfamily Belondiroidea
- Family Belondiridae
- Superfamily Tylencholaimoidea
- Family Leptonchidae
- Family Tylencholaimidae
- Family Aulolaimoididae
- Superfamily Dorylaimoidea
- Suborder Nygolaimina
- Superfamily Nygolaimoidea
- Family Nygolaimidae
- Family Nygellidae
- Family Aetholaimidae
- Family Nygolaimellidae
- Superfamily Nygolaimoidea
- Suborder Campydorina
- Superfamily Campydoroidea
- Family Campydoridae
- Family Campydoridae
- Superfamily Campydoroidea
- Suborder Dorylaimina
- ORDER MONONCHIDA
- Suborder Bathyodontina
- Superfamily Bathyodontoidea
- Family Bathyodontidae
- Family Cryptonchidae
- Superfamily Mononchuloidea
- Family Mononchulidae
- Family Cryptonchidae
- Superfamily Bathyodontoidea
- Suborder Mononchina
- Superfamily Anatonchoidea
- Family Anatonchidae
- Superfamily Mononchoidea
- Family Mononchidae
- Family Mylonchulidae
- Superfamily Anatonchoidea
- Suborder Bathyodontina
- ORDER ISOLAIMIDA
- Superfamily Isolaimoidea
- Family Isolaimidae
- Superfamily Isolaimoidea
- ORDER DIOCTOPHYMATIDA
- ORDER MUSPICEIDA
- Suborder Muspiceina
- Family Muspiceidae
- Family Robertdollfusiidae
- Suborder Muspiceina
- ORDER MARIMERMITHIDA
- Family Marimermithidae
- ORDER MERMITHIDA
- Suborder Mermithina
- Superfamily Mermithoidea
- Family Mermithidae
- Family Tetradonematidae
- Superfamily Mermithoidea
- Suborder Mermithina
- ORDER TRICHINELLIDA
- Superfamily Trichinelloidea
- Family Anatrichosomatidae
- Family Capillariidae
- Family Cystoopsidae
- Family Trichinellidae
- Family Trichosomoididae
- Family Trichuridae
- Superfamily Trichinelloidea
- ORDER DORYLAIMIDA
- Subclass Enoplia
- CLASS CHROMADOREA
- Subclass Chromadoria
- ORDER DESMOSCOLECIDA
- Suborder Desmoscolecina
- Superfamily Desmoscolecoidea
- Family Desmoscolecidae
- Family Meyliidae
- Family Cyartonematidae
- Superfamily Desmoscolecoidea
- Suborder Desmoscolecina
- ORDER CHROMADORIDA
- Suborder Chromadorina
- Superfamily Chromadoroidea
- Family Chromadoridae
- Family Ethmolaimidae
- Family Neotonchidae
- Family Achromadoridae
- Family Cyatholaimidae
- Superfamily Chromadoroidea
- Suborder Chromadorina
- ORDER DESMODORIDA
- Suborder Desmodorina
- Superfamily Desmodoroidea
- Family Desmodoridae
- Family Epsilonematidae
- Family Draconematidae
- Superfamily Microlaimoidea
- Family Microlaimidae
- Family Aponchiidae
- Family Monoposthiidae
- Superfamily Desmodoroidea
- Suborder Desmodorina
- ORDER MONHYSTERIDA
- Suborder Monhysterina
- Superfamily Monhysteroidea
- Family Monhysteridae
- Superfamily Sphaerolaimoidea
- Family Xyalidae
- Family Sphaerolaimidae
- Superfamily Monhysteroidea
- Suborder Linhomoeina
- Superfamily Siphonolaimoidea
- Family Siphonolaimidae
- Family Linhomoeidae
- Family Fusivermidae
- Superfamily Siphonolaimoidea
- Suborder Monhysterina
- ORDER ARAEOLAIMIDA
- Superfamily Axonolaimoidea
- Family Axonolaimidae
- Family Comesomatidae
- Family Diplopeltidae
- Family Coninckiidae
- Superfamily Axonolaimoidea
- 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
- Family Plectidae
- Family Chronogasteridae
- Family Metateratocephalidae
- Superfamily Haliplectoidea
- Family Peresianidae
- Family Haliplectidae
- Family Aulolaimidae
- Superfamily Leptolaimoidea
- ORDER RHABDITIDA
- ORDER DESMOSCOLECIDA
- Incertae sedis:
- Family Teratocephalidae
- Family Chambersiellidae
- Family Brevibuccidae
- Suborder Spirurina
- Incertae sedis:
- Superfamily Dracunculoidea
- INFRAORDER GNATHOSTOMATOMORPHA
- INFRAORDER OXYURIDOMORPHA
- INFRAORDER RHIGONEMATOMORPHA
- INFRAORDER SPIRUROMORPHA
- INFRAORDER ASCARIDOMORPHA
- Suborder Myolaimina
- Superfamily Myolaimoidea
- Family Myolaimidae
- Superfamily Myolaimoidea
- Suborder Tylenchina
- INFRAORDER PANAGROLAIMOMORPHA
- Superfamily Panagrolaimoidea
- Family Panagrolaimidae
- Superfamily Strongyloidoidea
- Family Steinermatidae
- Family Strongyloididae
- Family Rhabdiasidae
- Superfamily Panagrolaimoidea
- INFRAORDER CEPHALOBOMORPHA
- Superfamily Cephaloboidea
- Family Cephalobidae
- Subfamily Acrobelinae
- Subfamily Cephalobinae
- Family Elaphonematidae
- Family Osstellidae
- Family Alirhabditidae
- Family Bicirronematidae
- Superfamily Cephaloboidea
- INFRAORDER TYLENCHOMORPHA
- Superfamily Aphelenchoidea
- Family Aphelenchidae
- Family Aphelenchoididae
- Superfamily Criconematoidea
- Family Criconematidae
- Genus Crossonema
- Genus Mesocriconema
- Genus Ogma
- Genus Xenocriconemella
- Genus Hemicriconemoides
- Family Hemicycliophoridae
- Genus Hemicycliophora
- Family Tylenchulidae
- Subfamily Paratylenchinae
- Family Criconematidae
- Superfamily Sphaerularioidea
- Family Anguinidae
- Family Sphaerulariidae
- Family Neotylenchidae
- Family Iotonchidae
- Superfamily Tylenchoidea
- Family Hoplolaimidae
- Subfamily Hoplolaiminae
- Subfamily Heteroderinae
- Family Meloidogynidae
- Family Tylenchidae
- Family Belonolaimidae
- Family Pratylenchidae
- Superfamily Myenchoidea
- Superfamily Aphelenchoidea
- INFRAORDER DRILONEMATOMORPHA
- Superfamily Drilonematoidea
- Family Drilonematidae
- Family Ungellidae
- Family Homungellidae
- Family Pharyngonematidae
- Family Creagrocercidae
- Superfamily Drilonematoidea
- Suborder Rhabditina
- INFRAORDER BUNONEMATOMORPHA
- Superfamily Bunonematoidea
- Family Bunoneamtidae
- Family Pterygorhabditidae
- Superfamily Bunonematoidea
- INFRAORDER DIPLOGASTEROMORPHA
- Superfamily Cylindrocorporoidea
- Family Cylindrocorporidae
- Superfamily Odontopharyngoidea
- Family Odontopharyngidae
- Superfamily Diplogasteroidea
- Family Pseudodiplogasterroididae
- Family Diplogasteroididae
- Family Diplogasteridae
- Family Neodiplogasteridae
- Family Mehdinematidae
- Family Cephalobiidae
- Superfamily Cylindrocorporoidea
- INFRAORDER RHABDITOMORPHA
- Incertae sedis:
- Family Carabonematidae
- Incertae sedis:
- Family Agfidae
- Superfamily Mesorhabditoidea
- Family Mesorhabditidae
- Family Peloderidae
- Superfamily Rhabditoidea
- Family Diploscapteridae
- Family Rhabditidae
- Superfamily Strongyloidea
- Family Heterorhabditidae
- Family Strongylidae
- Family Ancylostomatidae
- Family Trichostrongylidae
- Family Metastrongylidae
- Subclass Chromadoria
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