Classification of enoplids, based on a combination of molecular phylogenies with prior morphological systems

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ORDER ENOPLIDA

    Incertae sedis:
           Family Andrassyidae

    Suborder Enoplina

        Superfamily Enoploidea
            Family Enoplidae
            Family Thoracostomopsidae
               Genus Epacanthion
            Family Anoplostomatidae
            Family Phanodermatidae
            Family Anticomidae

    Suborder Trefusiina

        Superfamily Trefusioidea
            Family Simpliconematidae
            Family Trefusiidae
            Family Laurathonematidae
            Family Xenellidae  

   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 Campydorina

        Superfamily Campydoroidea
            Family Campydoridae

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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 , - .