Order-level classification of nematodes, based on a combination of molecular phylogenies with prior morphological systems

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PHYLUM NEMATODA 

Incertae sedis:

    ORDER BENTHIMERMITHIDA

        Family Benthimermithidae

    ORDER RHAPTOTHYREIDA

        Family Rhaptothyreidae
 

CLASS ENOPLEA

 

SUBCLASS ENOPLIA

    ORDER ENOPLIDA

    ORDER TRIPLONCHIDA

 

SUBCLASS DORYLAIMIA

    ORDER DORYLAIMIDA

    ORDER MONONCHIDA

    ORDER ISOLAIMIDA

    ORDER DIOCTOPHYMATIDA

    ORDER MUSPICEIDA

    ORDER MARIMERMITHIDA

    ORDER MERMITHIDA

    ORDER TRICHINELLIDA

 

CLASS CHROMADOREA

 

SUBCLASS CHROMADORIA

    ORDER DESMOSCOLECIDA

    ORDER CHROMADORIDA

    ORDER DESMODORIDA

    ORDER MONHYSTERIDA

    ORDER ARAEOLAIMIDA

    ORDER PLECTIDA

    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. (In press). A new system for Nematoda: combining morphological characters with molecular trees, and translating clades into ranks and taxa. Nematology , - .