A classification of the entire Phylum Nematoda is presented, based on current molecular,
developmental and morphological evidence. The classification reflects the evolutionary …

Nematodes are abundant and diverse, and include many parasitic species. Molecular
phylogenetic analyses have shown that parasitism of plants and animals has arisen at least …

Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in
virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry …

Root-lesion nematodes of the genus Pratylenchus are recognised worldwide as one of the
major constraints of crops of primary economic importance. Pratylenchus spp. comprises …

As a result of the scarcity of informative morphological and anatomical characters, nematode
systematics have always been volatile. Differences in the appreciation of these characters …

Soil biota are essential for many soil processes and functions, yet there are increasing
pressures on soil biodiversity and soil degradation remains a pertinent issue. The …

We have established Meloidogyne hapla as a tractable model plant-parasitic nematode
amenable to forward and reverse genetics, and we present a complete genome sequence …

Genome evolution studies for the phylum Nematoda have been limited by focusing on
comparisons involving Caenorhabditis elegans. We report a draft genome sequence of …

Nematodes play an important role in ecosystem processes, yet the relevance of nematode
species diversity to ecology is unknown. Because nematode identification of all individuals …

Contrary to our understanding of just a few decades ago, the genus Trichinella now consists
of a complex assemblage of no less than nine different species and three additional …