Enoplida

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.

Subdivisions

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

The World Register of Marine Species shows the following suborders within Enoplida:

• Alaimina
• Campydorina
• Dioctophymina
• Enoplina
• Ironina
• Oncholaimina
• Trefusiina
• Trichinellina
• Tripyloidina

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