Trichuridae
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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 human
s. 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:
Family (biology)
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Trichuridae includes the type genus
Type genus
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Trichuris
Trichuris
The roundworm family Trichuridae includes as type genus Trichuris, often referred to as whipworms...
and some less widely known members. They are (after the abolishment of the artificial "Adenophorea
Adenophorea
Adenophorea or Aphasmidia was a class of nematodes . It has been by and large abandoned by modern taxonomy, because there is strong evidence for it being a motley paraphyletic group of unrelated lineages of roundworms....
" 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 human
Human
Humans are the only living species in the Homo genus...
s. Its common name "whipworm" refers to the shape of these worms; they look like whips with wider "handles" at the posterior end.
The genera
Genera
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of Trichuridae are:
- Capillostrongyloides Freitas & Lent, 1935
- Orthothominx Teixeira de Freitas & Jorge da Silva, 1960
- Pearsonema Teixeira de Freitas & Machado de Mendonça, 1960
- Sclerotrichum Rudolphi, 1819
- Tenoranema Mas-Coma & Esteban, 1985
- TrichurisTrichurisThe roundworm family Trichuridae includes as type genus Trichuris, often referred to as whipworms...