Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Introduction v
3. Dedication vii
4. Contents ix
5. List of contributing authors xiii
6. 1. Morphology of Nematoda 1
7. 2. Reproduction and development in Nematodes 61
8. 3. Ecology of free-living marine nematodes 109
9. 4. Ecology of Freshwater Nematodes 153
10. 5. Outline on nematode phylogeny 171
11. 6. Palaeontology of nematodes 173
12. 7 Taxonomy
13. 7.1 Order Benthimermithida Tchesunov, 1995 179
14. 7.2 Order Rhaptothyreida Tchesunov, 1995 187
15. 7.3 Order Enoplida 193
16. 7.4 Order Triplonchida Cobb, 1919 251
17. 7.5 Order Dorylaimida Pearse, 1942 277
18. 7.6 Order Mononchida Jairajpuri, 1969 299
19. 7.7 Order Isolaimiida Cobb, 1920 313
20. 7.8 Order Dioctophymatida 317
21. 7.9 Order Muspiceida 335
22. 7.10 Order Marimermithida Rubtzov 1980, emend. Tchesunov 1995 345
23. 7.11 Order Desmoscolecida 351
24. 7.12 Order Chromadorida Chitwood, 1933 373
25. 7.13 Order Desmodorida De Coninck, 1965 399
26. 7.14 Order Monhysterida Filipjev, 1929 435
27. 7.15 Order Araeolaimida De Coninck, & Schuurmans Stekhoven, 1933 467
28. 7.16 Order Plectida Gadea, 1973 487
29. 7.17 Order Rhabditina: “Rhabditidae” 537
30. 7.18 Order Strongylida (Railliet & Henry, 1913) 557
31. 7.19 Order Tylenchida Thorne, 1949 613
32. 7.20 Order Camallanida: Superfamilies Anguillicoloidea and Camallanoidea 637
33. 7.21 Order Spirurida 661
34. Index 733