Phylum Nematomorpha Vejdovsky 1886
Synonym: Gordiacea
Parent taxon: Nematoidea according to H. Zhang et al. 2015
See also Edgecombe et al. 2011, Nielsen 2012 and Zrzavy et al. 1998
Sister taxon: Nematoda
Subtaxa: Gordioidea Gordius
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder