SYNOPSIS OF THE DESCRIBED RHABDITIDA OF THE WORLD
7/8/2007
Recent Fossil Status
Gen. Spec. Gen. Spec.
ORDER Rhabditida 1683 13863 3 5 Complete
SUBORDER Myolaimina 78 576 2 2 Complete
FAMILY Myolaimidae 4 22 0 0 Complete
SUBORDER Rhabditidaincertae 11 40 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Brevibuccidae 2 4 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Chambersiellidae 7 16 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Teratocephalidae 2 20 0 0 Complete
SUBORDER Rhabditina 523 3182 0 0 Complete
INFRAORDER Bunonematomorpha
SUPERFAMILY Bunonematoidea 23 107 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Bunonematidae 7 41 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Pterygorhabditidae 1 4 0 0 Complete
INFRAORDER Diplogasteromorpha
SUPERFAMILY Diplogasteroidea 35 350 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Diplogasteridae 35 350 0 0 Complete
INFRAORDER Rhabditomorpha
SUPERFAMILY Ancylostomatoidea 20 102 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Ancylostomatidae 20 102 0 0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Diaphanocephaloidea 3 46 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Diaphanocephalidae 3 46 0 0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Heligmosomoidea 94 557 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Heligmonellidae 49 260 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Heligmosomidae 10 152 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Herpetostrongylidae 11 49 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Nicollinidae 3 11 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Ornithostrongylidae 11 41 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Viannaiidae 10 44 0 0 * Complete
SUPERFAMILY Heterorhabditoidea 1 15 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Heterorhabditidae 1 15 0 0 * Complete
SUPERFAMILY Mesorhabditoidea 7 60 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Mesorhabditidae 3 29 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Peloderidae 4 31 0 0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Metastrongyloidea 62 273 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Angiostrongylidae 23 75 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Crenosomatidae 6 28 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Filaroididae 6 35 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Metastrongylidae 4 11 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Protostrongylidae 15 77 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Pseudaliidae 7 40 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Skrjabingylidae 1 7 0 0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Molineoidea 72 379 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Amphibiophilidae 3 10 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Dictyocaulidae 5 18 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Mackerrastrongylidae 4 9 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Molineidae 60 342 0 0 * Complete
SUPERFAMILY Rhabditoidea 39 282 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Diploscapteridae 2 9 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Rhabditidae 37 273 0 0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Rhabditomorphaincertae 7 22 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Agfidae 1 3 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Angiostomatidae 2 16 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Carabonematidae 1 1 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Rhabditonematidae 2 1 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Syrphonematidae 1 1 0 0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Strongyloidea 117 661 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Chabertiidae 56 380 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Deletrocephalidae 2 3 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Ichthyostrongylidae 2 4 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Strongylidae 50 239 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Syngamidae 7 35 0 0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Trichostrongyloidea 58 390 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Cooperiidae 20 76 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Haemonchidae 15 184 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Trichostrongylidae 23 130 0 0 * Complete
SUBORDER Spirurina 780 6247 1 3 Complete
INFRAORDER Ascaridomorpha
SUPERFAMILY Ascaridoidea 63 818 1 2 Complete
FAMILY Anisakidae 18 223 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Ascarididae 33 398 1 2 Complete
FAMILY Crossophoridae 2 2 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Heterocheilidae 1 2 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Raphidascarididae 9 193 0 0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Cosmocercoidea 64 409 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Atractidae 21 65 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Cosmocercidae 24 186 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Kathlaniidae 19 158 0 0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Heterakoidea 24 192 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Ascaridiidae 1 33 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Aspidoderidae 7 26 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Heterakidae 16 133 0 0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Seuratoidea 42 347 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Chitwoodchabaudiidae 1 0 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Cucullanidae 5 218 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Quimperiidae 18 79 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Schneidernematidae 5 7 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Seuratidae 13 43 0 0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Subuluroidea 14 107 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Maupasinidae 1 2 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Subuluridae 13 105 0 0 Complete
INFRAORDER Gnathostomatomorpha
FAMILY Gnathostomatidae 5 61 0 0 Complete
INFRAORDER Oxyuridomorpha
SUPERFAMILY Oxyuroidea 107 725 0 1 Complete
FAMILY Heteroxynematidae 13 57 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Oxyuridae 55 249 0 1 Complete
FAMILY Pharyngodonidae 34 358 0 0 * Complete
SUPERFAMILY Thelastomatoidea 88 445 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Hystrignathidae 29 104 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Protrelloididae 5 27 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Pseudonymidae 5 28 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Thelastomatidae 39 240 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Travassosinematidae 10 46 0 0 Complete
INFRAORDER Rhigonematomorpha
SUPERFAMILY Ransomnematoidea 19 109 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Carnoyidae 14 54 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Hethidae 2 39 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Ransomnemidae 3 16 0 0 * Complete
SUPERFAMILY Rhigonematoidea 10 96 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Ichthyocephalidae 4 23 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Rhigonematidae 2 60 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Xustrostomatidae 4 13 0 0 * Complete
INFRAORDER Spirurinaincertae
SUPERFAMILY Anguillicoloidea 2 5 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Anguillicolidae 2 5 0 0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Dracunculoidea 35 175 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Daniconematidae 3 4 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Dracunculidae 3 16 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Guyanemidae 6 15 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Lucionematidae 1 1 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Micropleuridae 6 15 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Philometridae 11 116 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Skrjabillanidae 4 7 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Tetanonematidae 1 1 0 0 Complete
INFRAORDER Spiruromorpha
SUPERFAMILY Acuarioidea 39 299 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Acuariidae 39 299 0 0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Aproctoidea 10 67 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Aproctidae 6 59 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Desmidocercidae 4 8 0 0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Camallanoidea 12 348 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Camallanidae 12 348 0 0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Diplotriaenoidea 20 132 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Diplotriaenidae 13 107 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Oswaldofilariidae 7 25 0 0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Filarioidea 96 715 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Filariidae 15 72 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Onchocercidae 81 643 0 0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Habronematoidea 51 431 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Cystidicolidae 23 178 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Habronematidae 21 130 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Hedruridae 1 12 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Tetrameridae 6 111 0 0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Physalopteroidea 22 291 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Physalopteridae 22 291 0 0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Rictularioidea 5 91 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Rictulariidae 5 91 0 0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Spiruroidea 36 183 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Gongylonematidae 1 36 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Hartertiidae 2 11 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Spirocercidae 21 77 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Spiruridae 11 58 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Tricheilidae 1 1 0 0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Thelazioidea 21 262 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Pneumospiruridae 3 10 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Rhabdochonidae 11 174 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Thelaziidae 7 78 0 0 Complete
SUBORDER Tylenchina 365 4372 2 2 Complete
INFRAORDER Cephalobomorpha
SUPERFAMILY Cephaloboidea 43 257 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Alirhabditidae 1 2 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Bicirronematidae 2 5 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Cephalobidae 32 226 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Elaphonematidae 3 9 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Metacrobelidae 1 3 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Osstellidae 4 12 0 0 * Complete
INFRAORDER Drilonematomorpha
SUPERFAMILY Drilonematoidea 38 151 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Creagrocercidae 1 1 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Drilonematidae 19 60 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Homungellidae 2 12 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Mesidionematidae 2 6 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Scolecophilidae 1 3 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Ungellidae 13 69 0 0 * Complete
INFRAORDER Panagrolaimomorpha
SUPERFAMILY Panagrolaimoidea 16 53 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Panagrolaimidae 16 53 0 0 * Complete
SUPERFAMILY Strongyloidoidea 15 215 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Alloionematidae 4 6 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Rhabdiasidae 6 67 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Steinernematidae 2 72 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Strongyloididae 3 70 0 0 Complete
INFRAORDER Tylenchomorpha
SUPERFAMILY Aphelenchoidea 29 488 2 1 Complete
FAMILY Aphelenchidae 1 24 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Aphelenchoididae 27 440 2 1 * Complete
FAMILY Paraphelenchidae 1 24 0 0 * Complete
SUPERFAMILY Criconematoidea 29 703 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Criconematidae 12 389 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Hemicycliophoridae 6 155 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Tylenchulidae 11 159 0 0 * Complete
SUPERFAMILY Myenchoidea 2 2 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Myenchidae 2 2 0 0 * Complete
SUPERFAMILY Sphaerularioidea 67 544 0 1 Complete
FAMILY Allantonematidae 18 147 0 1 * Complete
FAMILY Anguinidae 13 184 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Iotonchiidae 4 19 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Neotylenchidae 15 88 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Parasitylenchidae 12 48 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Sphaerulariidae 3 28 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Sychnotylenchidae 2 30 0 0 * Complete
SUPERFAMILY Tylenchoidea 126 1959 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Atylenchidae 2 7 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Belonolaimidae 4 19 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Dolichodoridae 3 30 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Ecphyadophoridae 8 25 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Heteroderidae 15 146 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Hoplolaimidae 19 593 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Meloidogynidae 6 106 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Pratylenchidae 12 224 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Psilenchidae 28 308 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Telotylenchidae 19 387 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Tylenchidae 3 85 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Tylodoridae 7 29 0 0 * Complete