Rhabditida

{{Short description|Order of roundworms}}

{{technical|date=July 2014}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Adult Caenorhabditis elegans.jpg

| image_alt = "Caenorhabditis elegans"

| image_caption = Caenorhabditis elegans

| taxon = Rhabditida

| authority = Chitwood, 1933

| synonyms =

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| subdivision_ranks = Suborders

| subdivision =

• Myolaimina
• Rhabditina
• Spirurina
• Tylenchina

}}

Rhabditida is an order of free-living, parasitic and microbivorous nematodes living in soil.

The Cephalobidae, Panagrolaimidae, Steinernematidae, and Strongyloididae seem to be closer to the Tylenchia, regardless of whether these are merged with the Rhabditia or not.Tree of Life Web Project (2002b): [http://tolweb.org/Nematoda/2472/2002.01.01 Nematoda]. Version of 2002-JAN-01. Retrieved 2008-NOV-02.