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Nematoda (roundworm)

Taxonomy
Nematoda was named by Potts (1932). It is extant.

It was assigned to Metazoa by Sepkoski (2002); to Nematozoa by Zrzavy et al. (1998) and Edgecombe et al. (2011); and to Nematoidea by Nielsen (2012) and Zhang et al. (2015).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Nematoda Potts
1998Nematoda Zrzavy et al.
2002Nematoda Sepkoski
2011Nematoda Edgecombe et al. p. 153 figs. Fig. 1
2012Nematoda Nielsen p. 276 figs. Fig. 47.3
2015Nematoda Zhang et al. p. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
RankNameAuthor
—CycloneuraliaAhlrichs 1995
—Nematoidea
phylumNematodaPotts 1932
phylumNematodaPotts 1932

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Ph. Nematoda Potts 1932 [roundworm]
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G. Anguillula Muller 1786
G. †Copalonema Poinar 2011
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†Copalonema colombiana Poinar 2011
G. Enchytraeus Henle 1837
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†Enchytraeus sepultus Menge 1866
Cl. Enoplea Inglis 1983
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Subcl. Dorylaimia Inglis 1983
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Or. Chromadorida Chitwood 1933
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Subor. Chromadorina Filipjev 1917
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Superfm. Chromadoroidea Filipjev 1917
Or. Desmoscolecida Filipjev 1929
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Superfm. Desmoscolecoidea Shipley 1896
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Fm. †Eophasmidae Poinar 2011
Or. Mermithida Hyman 1951
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Superfm. Mermithoidea Braun 1883
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Fm. Mermithidae Braun 1883
Fm. Tetradonematidae Cobb 1919
Or. Plectida Malakhov 1982
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Fm. †Captivonemidae Poinar 2011
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G. †Captivonema Boström 1994
Fm. Plectidae Orley 1880
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G. †Oligoplectus Taylor 1935
Or. Rhabditida Chitwood 1933
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Subor. Rhabditina Chitwood 1933
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Infraor. Diplogastromorpha De Ley and Blaxter 2002
Infraor. Rhabditomorpha De Ley and Blaxter 2002
Subor. Spirurina Railliet and Henry 1915
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Infraor. Ascaridomorpha De Ley and Baxter 2002
Infraor. Oxyuridomorpha De Ley and Blaxter 2002
Infraor. Spiruromorpha De Ley and Blaxter 2002
Subor. Tylenchina Filipjev 1934
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Infraor. Panagrolaimomorpha De Ley and Blaxter 2002
Infraor. Tylenchomorpha De Ley and Blaxter 2002
Subcl. Enoplia Pearse 1942
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Or. Enoplida Schuurmans et al. 1933
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Fm. †Palaeoenoploididae Poinar 2011
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G. †Palaeoenoploides Mattavelli and Bracchi 2008
Fm. †Palaeonematidae Poinar et al. 2008
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G. †Palaeonema Poinar et al. 2008
G. Ingenia Gerlach 1957
G. †Vetus Taylor 1935
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†Vetus capillaceus Menge 1866
†Vetus duisburgi Taylor 1935
†Vetus elongatus Poinar 2011
†Vetus libani Poinar 2011
†Vetus maximus Poinar 2011
†Vetus microcosmus Poinar 2011
†Vetus pristinus Menge 1866
†Vetus robustus Poinar 1977
Invalid names: Nemata [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available