Rhigonematomorpha

Belongs within: Secernentea.

The Rhigonematomorpha are a group of nematodes parasitic on millipedes, infecting the posterior gut.

Rhigonematomorpha [Rhigonematida]
    |--RansomnematoideaLB02
    |    |--RansomnematidaeLB02
    |    |--HethidaeLB02
    |    `--Carnoya [Carnoyidae]LB02
    |         `--C. fimbriataG02
    `--RhigonematoideaLB02
         |  i. s.: Ichthyocephaloides dasyacanthusG02
         |--IchthyocephalidaeLB02
         |--RhigonematidaeLB02
         |    |--Ruizia Travassos & Kloss 1959H02
         |    |--Glomerinema van Waerebaeke 1985H02
         |    `--Rhigonema Cobb 1898H02
         |         |--R. arawakae Hunt 1999H02
         |         |--R. disparovis van Waerebeke 1991H02
         |         |--R. madecassumJ02
         |         |--R. multipapillatum (Skrjabin 1916) [=Isacis multipapillata]H02
         |         `--R. travassosi Dollfus 1964 (n. d.)H02
         `--XustrostomatidaeH02
              |--Zalophora Hunt 1994H02
              |--Trachyglossus Hunt 2002H02
              |    `--*T. quintus Hunt 2002H02
              |--Obainia Adamson 1983H02
              |    `--O. pachnephorusH02
              `--Xustrostoma Adamson & van Waerebeke 1984H02
                   |--X. margarettaeH02
                   `--X. stenoboliH02

*Type species of generic name indicated

References

[G02] Gibbons, L. M. 2002. General organisation. In: Lee, D. L. (ed.) The Biology of Nematodes pp. 31–59. Taylor & Francis: Florence (Kentucky).

[H02] Hunt, D. J. 2002. The African Rhigonematoidea (Nematoda: Rhigonematida). 1. Trachyglossus quintus gen. n., sp. n. (Xustrostomatidae fam. n.) with redescription of Rhigonema multipapillatum (Skrjabin, 1916) and designation of a neotype. Nematology 4: 671–686.

[J02] Justine, J.-L. 2002. Male and female gametes and fertilisation. In: Lee, D. L. (ed.) The Biology of Nematodes pp. 73–119. Taylor & Francis: Florence (Kentucky).

[LB02] Ley, P. de, & M. Blaxter. 2002. Systematic position and phylogeny. In: Lee, D. L. (ed.) The Biology of Nematodes pp. 1–30. Taylor & Francis: Florence (Kentucky).