Enoplida | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Nematoda |
Class: | Enoplea |
Subclass: | Enoplia |
Order: |
Enoplida Filipjev, 1929 |
Families | |
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Enoplida is an order of nematodes. It is one of two orders in Enoplia, which is one of two subclasses in Class Enoplea.
These nematodes are mostly free-living marine animals. Most feed on diatoms and other algaes.
Upon phylogenetic analysis in 2010, the order was divided into five clades. Clades and selected families include: