Abstract
An integrated classification of the free-living and parasitic Nematoda (Subkingdom Aschelmintha) is given in outline, in which three Classes and seven Subclasses are recognized; Class Rhabditea: Subclasses Rhabditia, Diplogasteria and Tylenchia; Class Enoplea: Subclasses Enoplia and Dorylaimia; Class Chromadorea: Subclasses Chromadoria and Monhystena. Twenty-five Orders are recognized and the major changes are explained. The Order Araeolaimida is provisionally retained and classified to the Family level.
Subject
Animal Science and Zoology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics