The Rhabditidae are a family of

nematode The nematodes ( or ; ; ), roundworms or eelworms constitute the phylum Nematoda. Species in the phylum inhabit a broad range of environments. Most species are free-living, feeding on microorganisms, but many are parasitic. Parasitic worms (h ...

s which includes the

model organism A model organism is a non-human species that is extensively studied to understand particular biological phenomena, with the expectation that discoveries made in the model organism will provide insight into the workings of other organisms. Mo ...

Caenorhabditis elegans ''Caenorhabditis elegans'' () is a free-living transparent nematode about 1 mm in length that lives in temperate soil environments. It is the type species of its genus. The name is a Hybrid word, blend of the Greek ''caeno-'' (recent), ''r ...

''.

Genera

''Bursilla''

*'' Bursilla monhysteria'' (Butschli, 1873)

''Caenorhabditis''

*''

Caenorhabditis brenneri ''Caenorhabditis brenneri'' is a small nematode, closely related to the model organism ''Caenorhabditis elegans''. Its genome is being sequenced by Washington University in St. Louis Genome Sequencing Center. This species has previously been re ...

'' Sudhaus & Kiontke, 2007 *'' Caenorhabditis briggsae'' *'' Caenorhabditis dolichura'' *''

'' Maupas, 1900 *'' Caenorhabditis rara''

''Diploscapter''

Genus '' Diploscapter'' *'' Diploscapter bicornis'' *'' Diploscapter coronata'' (Cobb, 1893) *'' Diploscapter lycostoma'' *'' Diploscapter pachys''

''Halicephalobus''

*'' Halicephalobus gingivalis'' (Stefanski, 1954) Andrássy, 1984 *'' Halicephalobus mephisto'' Borgonie, García-Moyano, Litthauer, Bert, Bester, van Heerden, Möller, Erasmus & Onstott, 2011 *'' Halicephalobus similigaster'' (Andrássy, 1952)

''Macramphis''

*'' Macramphis stercorarius''

''Mesorhabditis''

*'' Mesorhabditis acris'' *'' Mesorhabditis irregularis'' *'' Mesorhabditis oschei'' *'' Mesorhabditis spiculigera''

''Neorhabditus''

*'' Neorhabditus flagellicaudatus''

''Oscheius''

* '' Oscheius carolinensis'' * '' Oscheius cyrus'' * '' Oscheius dolichura'' * '' Oscheius dolichuroides'' * '' Oscheius guentheri,'' * '' Oscheius insectivora'' * '' Oscheius myriophila'' * '' Oscheius onirici'' * '' Oscheius tipulae''

''Parasitorhabditus''

*'' Parasitorhabditus acuminati'' *'' Parasitorhabditus crypturgophila'' *'' Parasitorhabditus obtusa'' *'' Parasitorhabditus opaci''

''Pelodera''

*'' Pelodera chitwoodi'' (Bassen, 1940) *'' Pelodera conica'' *'' Pelodera kolbi'' *'' Pelodera punctata'' (Cobb, 1914) *'' Pelodera strongyloides'' *'' Pelodera teres'' (Schneider, 1866) *'' Pelodera voelki''

''Phasmarhabditis''

*''Phasmarhabditis apuliae'' *''Phasmarhabditis bohemica'' *''Phasmarhabditis bonaquaense'' *'' Phasmarhabditis californica'' *'' Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita'' (Schneider) *''Phasmarhabditis huizhouensis'' *'' Phasmarhabditis neopapillosa'' *''Phasmarhabditis nidrosiensis'' *''Phasmarhabditis papillosa'' *''Phasmarhabditis tawfiki'' *''Ph''''asmarhabditis valida''

''P''''oikilolaimus''

*'' Poikilolaimus ernstmayri'' *'' Poikilolaimus micoletzkyi'' *'' Poikilolaimus piniperdae''

''Protorhabditis''

*'' Protorhabditis anthobia'' *'' Protorhabditis minuta'' *'' Protorhabditis tristis'' *'' Protorhabditis xylocola''

''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''

*'' Rhitis inermis'' Andrassy, 1982

''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 ''Caenorhabditis'' is a genus of nematodes which live in bacteria-rich environments like compost piles, decaying dead animals and rotting fruit. The name comes from Greek: caeno- ( () = new, recent); rhabditis = rod-like ( () = rod, wand). The ...

'' species, all included in the 'Eurhabditis' group of Rhabditidae genera.The phylogenetic relationships of Caenorhabditis and other rhabditids. Karin Kiontke and David H. A. Fitch, Wormbook, 2005,

References

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