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