Phylum Nematoda Gegenbaur, 1859 - round worms
   Class Secernentea Von Linstow, 1905
     Subclass Tylenchia (Thorne, 1949) Inglis, 1983
       Order Tylenchida G. Thorne, 1949
         Suborder Tylenchinaᵀ Chitwood, 1950
           Infraorder Tylenchataᵀ (Thorne, 1949) M.R. Siddiqi, 2000
             Superfamily Tylenchoideaᵀ Örley, 1880
               Family Tylodoridae Paramonov, 1967
                 Subfamily Pleurotylenchinae Andrássy, 1976
                   Genus Pleurotylenchus Szczygiel, 1969