Nematoida

Nematoida is a clade of pseudocoelomate free living or parasitic animals. It consists of phyla Nematoda and Nematomorpha. Their closest relatives are the panarthropods, such as the tardigrades and velvet worms.

Nematoida
Temporal range:
Paragordius tricuspidatus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
Clade: ParaHoxozoa
Clade: Bilateria
Clade: Nephrozoa
(unranked): Protostomia
Superphylum: Ecdysozoa
Clade: Nematoida
Schmidt-Rhaesa, 1996
Phyla
Synonyms
  • Nematoidea sensu lato Rudolphi, 1808
  • Nematozoa Zrzavý et al., 1998
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.