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

Order Rhabditida in this system corresponds largely with Class Secernentea or Rhabditea in previous systems

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ORDER RHABDITIDA 

Incertae sedis:
                Family Teratocephalidae
                    Genus Teratocephalus
                Family Chambersiellidae
                Family Brevibuccidae
                    Genus Brevibucca

    Suborder Spirurina

  Incertae sedis:
       Superfamily Dracunculoidea

        INFRAORDER GNATHOSTOMATOMORPHA
        INFRAORDER OXYURIDOMORPHA
        INFRAORDER RHIGONEMATOMORPHA
        INFRAORDER SPIRUROMORPHA
        INFRAORDER ASCARIDOMORPHA

    Suborder Myolaimina

            Superfamily Myolaimoidea
                Family Myolaimidae
                    Genus Myolaimus

    Suborder Tylenchina

        INFRAORDER PANAGROLAIMOMORPHA
        INFRAORDER CEPHALOBOMORPHA
        INFRAORDER TYLENCHOMORPHA
        INFRAORDER DRILONEMATOMORPHA

    Suborder Rhabditina

        INFRAORDER BUNONEMATOMORPHA
        INFRAORDER DIPLOGASTEROMORPHA
        INFRAORDER RHABDITOMORPHA

 

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 , - .