Enoplida Explained

Enoplida is an order of nematodes. It is one of two orders in Enoplia, which is one of two subclasses in Class Enoplea.^{[1] [2]}

These nematodes are mostly free-living marine animals.^[3] Most feed on diatoms and other algaes.^[1]

Subdivisions

Upon phylogenetic analysis in 2010, the order was divided into five clades. Clades and selected families include:^[3]

• 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:^[4]

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

Bibliography

• Blaxter. Mark L.. De Ley. Paul. Garey. James R.. Liu. Leo X.. Scheldeman. Patsy. Vierstraete. Andy. Vanfleteren. Jacques R.. Mackey. Laura Y.. Dorris. Mark. Frisse. Linda M.. Vida. J. T.. Thomas. W. Kelley. A molecular evolutionary framework for the phylum Nematoda. Nature. 5 March 1998. 392. 6671. 71–75. 10.1038/32160. 9510248. 4301939.
• Book: Lee. Donald L. The biology of nematodes. 2010. Taylor & Francis. London. 978-0415272117. 16 December 2014.

Notes and References

1. http://plpnemweb.ucdavis.edu/nemaplex/Taxadata/Enoplea.HTM Class Enoplea.
2. http://faculty.ucr.edu/~pdeley/lab/taxonomy.html Phylum Nematoda.
3. Bik . H. M. . etal . 2010 . Moving towards a complete molecular framework of the Nematoda: a focus on the Enoplida and early-branching clades . BMC Evol. Biol. . 10 . 353 . 10.1186/1471-2148-10-353 . 21073704 . 2995457 . free .
4. Enoplida. 2141. 23 May 2020.