Rhabditidae


The Rhabditidae are a family of nematodes which includes the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans.

Genera

''Bursilla''

  • ''Bursilla monhysteria''

''Caenorhabditis''

''Diploscapter''

Genus Diploscapter

''Halicephalobus''

''Macramphis''

  • ''Macramphis stercorarius''

''Mesorhabditis''

  • Mesorhabditis acris
  • Mesorhabditis irregularis
  • Mesorhabditis oschei
  • ''Mesorhabditis spiculigera''

''Neorhabditus''

  • ''Neorhabditus flagellicaudatus''

''Oscheius''

Oscheius carolinensis Oscheius cyrus Oscheius dolichura Oscheius dolichuroidesOscheius guentheri, Oscheius insectivoraOscheius myriophilaOscheius onirici

''Parasitorhabditus''

  • Parasitorhabditus acuminati
  • Parasitorhabditus crypturgophila
  • Parasitorhabditus obtusa
  • ''Parasitorhabditus opaci''

''Pelodera''

  • Pelodera chitwoodi
  • Pelodera conica
  • Pelodera kolbi
  • Pelodera punctata
  • Pelodera strongyloides
  • Pelodera teres
  • ''Pelodera voelki''

''Phasmarhabditis''

''Poikilolaimus''

  • Poikilolaimus ernstmayri
  • Poikilolaimus micoletzkyi
  • ''Poikilolaimus piniperdae''

''Protorhabditis''

''Rhabditis''

  • Rhabditis aberrans
  • Rhabditis marina
  • Rhabditis maxima
  • Rhabditis necromena
  • Rhabditis sylvatica
  • ''Rhabditis terricola''

''Rhabditoides''

  • Rhabditoides frugicola
  • Rhabditoides giardi
  • Rhabditoides inermis
  • ''Rhabditoides longispina''

''Rhabditophanes''

  • Rhabditophanes aphodii
  • Rhabditophanes insolitus
  • ''Rhabditophanes schneideri''

''Rhitis''

''Teratorhabditis''

  • Teratorhabditis boettgeri
  • Teratorhabditis coroniger
  • ''Teratorhabditis dentifera''

Phylogenetic studies

The analysis of sequences of three nuclear genes shows that the Diploscapter, Protorhabditis and Prodontorhabditis genera group together to form the 'Protorhabditis' group, the sister group of the Caenorhabditis species, all included in the 'Eurhabditis' group of Rhabditidae genera.