The Rhabditidae are a family of
nematodes which includes the
model organism ''
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 blend of the Greek ''caeno-'' (recent), ''rhabditis'' (r ...
''.
Genera
''Bursilla''
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Bursilla monhysteria''
(Butschli, 1873)
''Caenorhabditis''
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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 ...
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Sudhaus & Kiontke, 2007
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Caenorhabditis briggsae
''Caenorhabditis briggsae'' is a small nematode, closely related to ''Caenorhabditis elegans''. The differences between the two species are subtle. The male tail in ''C. briggsae'' has a slightly different morphology from ''C. elegans''. Other di ...
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Caenorhabditis dolichura
''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- (καινός (caenos) = new, recent); rhabditis = rod-like (ῥ� ...
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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 blend of the Greek ''caeno-'' (recent), ''rhabditis'' (r ...
''
Maupas, 1900
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Caenorhabditis rara
''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- (καινός (caenos) = new, recent); rhabditis = rod-like (ῥ� ...
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''Diploscapter''
Genus ''
Diploscapter''
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Diploscapter bicornis''
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Diploscapter coronata''
(Cobb, 1893)
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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''
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Mesorhabditis spiculigera''
''Neorhabditus''
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Neorhabditus flagellicaudatus''
''Parasitorhabditus''
*''
Parasitorhabditus acuminati''
*''
Parasitorhabditus crypturgophila''
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Parasitorhabditus obtusa''
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Parasitorhabditus opaci''
''Pelodera''
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Pelodera chitwoodi
''Pelodera'' is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Rhabditidae.
The species of this genus are found in Europe and Africa.
Species:
*''Pelodera aligarhensis''
*'' Pelodera chitwoodi''
*'' Pelodera conica''
*'' Pelodera kolbi''
*'' Pe ...
''
(Bassen, 1940)
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Pelodera conica
''Pelodera'' is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Rhabditidae.
The species of this genus are found in Europe and Africa.
Species:
*''Pelodera aligarhensis''
*''Pelodera chitwoodi''
*''Pelodera conica''
*''Pelodera kolbi''
*''Pelo ...
''
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Pelodera kolbi
''Pelodera'' is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Rhabditidae.
The species of this genus are found in Europe and Africa.
Species:
*''Pelodera aligarhensis''
*''Pelodera chitwoodi''
*''Pelodera conica''
*'' Pelodera kolbi''
*'' Pelo ...
''
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Pelodera punctata
''Pelodera'' is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Rhabditidae.
The species of this genus are found in Europe and Africa.
Species:
*''Pelodera aligarhensis''
*''Pelodera chitwoodi''
*''Pelodera conica''
*''Pelodera kolbi''
*''Pelode ...
''
(Cobb, 1914)
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Pelodera strongyloides
''Pelodera'' is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Rhabditidae.
The species of this genus are found in Europe and Africa.
Species:
*''Pelodera aligarhensis''
*''Pelodera chitwoodi''
*''Pelodera conica''
*''Pelodera kolbi''
*''Pelo ...
''
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Pelodera teres
''Pelodera'' is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Rhabditidae.
The species of this genus are found in Europe and Africa.
Species:
*''Pelodera aligarhensis''
*''Pelodera chitwoodi''
*''Pelodera conica''
*''Pelodera kolbi''
*''Pelo ...
''
(Schneider, 1866)
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Pelodera voelki
''Pelodera'' is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Rhabditidae.
The species of this genus are found in Europe and Africa.
Species:
*'' Pelodera aligarhensis''
*'' Pelodera chitwoodi''
*'' Pelodera conica''
*'' Pelodera kolbi''
*'' ...
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''Phasmarhabditis''
*''Phasmarhabditis apuliae''
*''Phasmarhabditis bohemica''
*''Phasmarhabditis bonaquaense''
*''
Phasmarhabditis californica''
*''
Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita''
(Schneider)
*''Phasmarhabditis huizhouensis''
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Phasmarhabditis neopapillosa
''Phasmarhabditis neopapillosa'' is a nematode in the family Rhabditidae
The Rhabditidae are a family of nematodes which includes the model organism ''Caenorhabditis elegans''.
Genera
''Bursilla''
*'' Bursilla monhysteria'' (Butschli, ...
''
*''Phasmarhabditis nidrosiensis''
*''Phasmarhabditis papillosa''
*
''Phasmarhabditis tawfiki''
*''Ph''
''asmarhabditis valida''
''P''''oikilolaimus''
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Poikilolaimus ernstmayri
''Poikilolaimus'' is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Rhabditidae.
The species of this genus are found in Europe, America.
Species:
*'' Poikilolaimus ernstmayri''
*'' Poikilolaimus micoletzkyi''
*''Poikilolaimus piniperdae
''Po ...
''
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Poikilolaimus micoletzkyi
''Poikilolaimus'' is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Rhabditidae.
The species of this genus are found in Europe, America.
Species:
*'' Poikilolaimus ernstmayri''
*'' Poikilolaimus micoletzkyi''
*'' Poikilolaimus piniperdae''
*' ...
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Poikilolaimus piniperdae
''Poikilolaimus'' is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Rhabditidae.
The species of this genus are found in Europe, America.
Species:
*'' Poikilolaimus ernstmayri''
*'' Poikilolaimus micoletzkyi''
*'' Poikilolaimus piniperdae''
*' ...
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''Protorhabditis''
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Protorhabditis anthobia''
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Protorhabditis minuta''
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Protorhabditis tristis''
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Protorhabditis xylocola''
''Rhabditis''
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Rhabditis aberrans''
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Rhabditis marina''
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Rhabditis maxima''
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Rhabditis necromena''
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Rhabditis sylvatica''
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Rhabditis terricola''
''Rhabditoides''
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Rhabditoides frugicola''
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Rhabditoides giardi''
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Rhabditoides inermis''
*''
Rhabditoides longispina''
''Rhabditophanes''
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Rhabditophanes aphodii''
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Rhabditophanes insolitus''
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Rhabditophanes schneideri''
''Rhitis''
*''
Rhitis inermis''
Andrassy, 1982
''Teratorhabditis''
*''
Teratorhabditis boettgeri''
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Teratorhabditis coroniger''
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Teratorhabditis dentifera''
Phylogenetic studies
The analysis of sequences of three nuclear genes shows that the ''
Diploscapter'', ''
Protorhabditis'' and ''
Prodontorhabditis
''Prodontorhabditis'' is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Rhabditidae
The Rhabditidae are a family of nematodes which includes the model organism ''Caenorhabditis elegans''.
Genera
''Bursilla''
*'' Bursilla monhysteria'' (Buts ...
'' 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- (καινός (caenos) = new, recent); rhabditis = rod-like (ῥ� ...
'' 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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Nematode families