Enoplida

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Kingdom Animalia Phylum Nematoda Subclass Enoplia		Scientific name Enoplida Rank Order
Lower classifications Capillaria, Capillaria philippinensis

Medical vocabulary what does enoplida mean

Enoplida is an order of nematodes. It is one of two orders in Enoplia, which is one of two subclasses in Class Enoplea.

These nematodes are mostly free-living marine animals. Most feed on diatoms and other algaes.

Upon phylogenetic analysis in 2010, the order was divided into five clades. Clades and selected families include:

Clade I

Family Rhabdolaimidae

Clade II

Family Alaimidae

Family Ironidae

Clade III

Family Tripyloididae

Family Trefusiidae

Clade IV

Family Oxystominidae

Family Oncholaimidae

Family Enchelidiidae

Clade V

Family Thoracostomopsidae

Family Enoplidae

Family Phanodermatidae

Family Leptosomatidae

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