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Rhabditida

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Rhabditida

Rank
  
Order

Phylum
  
Nematoda

Higher classification
  
Chromadorea

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Superorder
  
RhabditidaChitwood, 1933

Lower classifications
  
Steinernema, Heterorhabditis bacteriophora, Caenorhabditis, Strongylidae, Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita

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The Rhabditida are an order of free-living, zooparasitic and phytoparasitic microbivorous nematodes (roundworms) living in soil.

The Oxyuridae used to be included here, but they rather seem to belong in the Spiruria. The Cephalobidae, Panagrolaimidae, Steinernematidae, and Strongyloididae seem to be closer to the Tylenchia, regardless of whether these are merged with the Rhabditia or not.

Genera include:

  • Bursilla (including Mesorhabditis)
  • Caenorhabditis - containing several species with sequenced genomes (most notably C. elegans and C. briggsae)
  • Cruznema
  • Heterorhabditis
  • Panagrellus which includes the microworm
  • Pelodera
  • Rhabditis
  • Steinernema
  • Strongyloides

    • References

    Rhabditida Wikipedia
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