Dorylaimia
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| Dorylaimida | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Enoplea |
| Subclass: | Dorylaimia |
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Dorylaimia is an subclass of nematodes. Subclass Dorylaimia includes, according to modern classifications the orders Dorylaimida, Trichinellida, Mononchida, and Mermithida.
In general, members of subclass Dorylaimia exhibit a great diversity of terrestrial and freshwater species, most of which are large predators or omnivorous free-living species. Some are plant parasites whereas others are animal parasite (Trichinellida and Mermithida). No members of the Dorylaimia are found in marine habitats.
Dorylaimia bears an odontostyle, a protrusible, hollow, needlelike tooth for puncturing and emptying food items.
References
- George O. Poinar Jr. The Evolutionary History of Nematodes: As Revealed in Stone, Amber and Mummies. 2011
- Domingo Jiménez Guirado, Manuel Peralta Peralta, R. Peña Santiago. Nematoda: Mononchida, Dorylaimida I, Volume 30. 2007
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