Superfamily: Ironoidea

Rev. 06/18/2026

Classification:

Class:  Enoplea

Sub-class:  Enoplia

Order:  Enoplida

Suborder:   Ironina

 

Superfamily:  Ironoidea

Anatomy and Morphology:

• Stoma elongate, cylindrical.

• Stoma armed either anteriorly with three large teeth or posteriorly with small teeth; anterior teeth movable.

• Esophagus cylindrical, esophageal glands open anteriorly near the stoma.

• Females with one or two ovaries.

• Males when present have paired spicules and a small gubernaculum.

• Male supplements on papillae or setae.

• Caudal glands and spinneret present or absent.

• Marine, freshwater and moist soil inhabitants.

• Feed as predators.

References:

Maggenti, A.R. 1981.  General Nematology. Springer Verlag, New York.

Smol, N., Muthumbi, A., Sharma, J. 2014. Order Enoplida, 7.3. In Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (ed) Handbook of Zoology. De Gruyter, Berlin

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