Secernentea

Secernentea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Nematoda
Class:	Secernentea
Subclasses
	Diplogasteria (disputed); Rhabditia (paraphyletic?); Spiruria; Tylenchia (disputed); and see text

Secernentea was a class of nematodes in the Classical Phylogeny System (Chitwood, 1958) and is no longer in use.^[1]^[2] This morphological-based classification system has been replaced by the Modern Phylogeny system, where taxonomy assignment is based on small subunit ribosomal DNA (SSU rDNA).^[3]^[4]

Characteristics of Secernentea are:

Amphid apertures are pore/slit-like
Derids are present in some; located near nerve ring
Phasmids are present; posterior
Excretory system is tubular
Cuticle is striated in two to four layers; lateral field is present
Three esophageal glands; esophageal structure varies
Males generally have one testis
Caudal alae are common
Sensory papillae are cephalic only; may be caudal papillae in males
Mostly terrestrial
Rarely found in fresh or marine water

Systematics

Subclasses and orders of Secernentea are:^[5]

Subclass Rhabditia (paraphyletic?)
- Rhabditida
- Strongylida
Subclass Spiruria
- Ascaridida^[6]
- Camallanida (sometimes included in Spirurida)
- Drilonematida (sometimes included in Spirurida)
- Oxyurida (= Rhabdiasida)
- Rhigonematida (formerly in Tylenchia)
- Spirurida
Subclass Diplogasteria (may belong in Rhabditia)
- Diplogasterida
Subclass Tylenchia (may belong in Rhabditia)
- Aphelenchida
- Tylenchida

Some families traditionally considered to be Rhabditida seem to be closer to the Tylenchida. If the Tylenchia are to be maintained as separate, they probably will be included therein.

References

^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Secernentea". Retrieved May 24, 2018.
^ Olsen, Oliver Wilford (Dec 1975). "Animal Parasites: Their Life Cycles and Ecology". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 50 (4). Courier Corporation. doi:10.1086/408868.
^ De Ley, P., and M. Blaxter. 2004. "A New System for Nematoda: Combining Morphological Characters with Molecular Trees, and Translating Clades into Ranks and Taxa." Nematology Monographs and Perspectives 2. Brill, Netherlands: 633–53.
^ De Ley, P., Wilfrida Decraemer, and A. Eyualem. 2006 "Introduction: Summary of Present Knowledge and Research Addressing the Ecology and Taxonomy of Freshwater Nematodes." CABI.
^ Tree of Life Web Project (ToL) (2002): Nematoda Archived 2013-05-08 at the Wayback Machine. Version of January 1, 2002. Retrieved November 2, 2008.
^ Nickle, W.R. (ed.), (1991). Manual of Agricultural Nematology. New York, NY: Marcel Decker.

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[1] "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Secernentea". Retrieved May 24, 2018.

[2] Olsen, Oliver Wilford (Dec 1975). "Animal Parasites: Their Life Cycles and Ecology". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 50 (4). Courier Corporation. doi:10.1086/408868.

[3] De Ley, P., and M. Blaxter. 2004. "A New System for Nematoda: Combining Morphological Characters with Molecular Trees, and Translating Clades into Ranks and Taxa." Nematology Monographs and Perspectives 2. Brill, Netherlands: 633–53.

[4] De Ley, P., Wilfrida Decraemer, and A. Eyualem. 2006 "Introduction: Summary of Present Knowledge and Research Addressing the Ecology and Taxonomy of Freshwater Nematodes." CABI.

[tol2002-5] Tree of Life Web Project (ToL) (2002): Nematoda Archived 2013-05-08 at the Wayback Machine. Version of January 1, 2002. Retrieved November 2, 2008.

[6] Nickle, W.R. (ed.), (1991). Manual of Agricultural Nematology. New York, NY: Marcel Decker.

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