Enoplida

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.

Subdivisions
Upon phylogenetic analysis in 2010, the order was divided into five clades. Clades and selected families include:


 * Clade I
 * Family Rhabdolaimidae
 * Clade II
 * Family Alaimidae
 * Family Ironidae
 * Clade III
 * Family Tripyloididae
 * Family Trefusiidae
 * Clade IV
 * Family Oxystominidae
 * Family Oncholaimidae
 * Family Enchelidiidae
 * Clade V
 * Family Thoracostomopsidae
 * Family Enoplidae
 * Family Phanodermatidae
 * Family Leptosomatidae

The World Register of Marine Species shows the following suborders within Enoplida:


 * Alaimina
 * Campydorina
 * Dioctophymina
 * Enoplina
 * Ironina
 * Oncholaimina
 * Trefusiina
 * Trichinellina
 * Tripyloidina