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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Enoplea |
| Order: | Trichocephalida |
| Family: |
Trichuridae Ransom, 1911 |
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The roundworm family Trichuridae includes the type genus Trichuris and some less widely known members. They are (after the abolishment of the artificial " Adenophorea" assemblage) placed in subclass Dorylaimia of the class Enoplea; however, the former might be better treated as a class in its own right. That nonwithstanding, their order ( Trichocephalida) has been known under alternate names in the past, namely Trichiurida.
The genus Trichuris is particularly well known for being a common parasite of domestic animals and less usually humans. Its common name "whipworm" refers to the shape of these worms; they look like whips with wider "handles" at the posterior end.
The genera of Trichuridae are: [1]
- Capillostrongyloides Freitas & Lent, 1935
- Liniscus
- Orthothominx Teixeira de Freitas & Jorge da Silva, 1960
- Pearsonema Teixeira de Freitas & Machado de Mendonça, 1960
- Sclerotrichum Rudolphi, 1819
- Tenoranema Mas-Coma & Esteban, 1985
- Trichuris
Footnotes
- ^ Hallan (2007)
References
- Hallan, Joel (ed.) (2007): Family Trichuridae. Version of 2007-AUG-07. Retrieved 2010-MAY-05.
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