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Rhabditida

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