Rhabditida

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Rhabditida
"Caenorhabditis elegans"
Caenorhabditis elegans
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Subclass: Chromadoria
Order: Rhabditida
Chitwood, 1933
Suborders
  • Rhabditina
  • Spirurina

Rhabditida is an order of free-living, zooparasitic, and phytoparasitic microbivorous nematodes living in soil.

The Cephalobidae, Panagrolaimidae, Steinernematidae, and Strongyloididae seem to be closer to the , regardless of whether these are merged with the Rhabditia or not.[1]

Families[]

Rhabditida

References[]

  1. ^ Tree of Life Web Project (2002b): Nematoda. Version of 2002-JAN-01. Retrieved 2008-NOV-02.
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