Biology:Oxyuridae

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Short description: Family of roundworms

Oxyuridae
Pinworms ("Enterobius vermicularis")
Pinworms (Enterobius vermicularis)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Superfamily: Oxyuroidea
Family: Oxyuridae
Genera[1]
  • Enterobius
  • Lemuricola
  • Macropoxyuris
  • Oxyuris
  • Passalurus
  • Pongobius
  • Protozoophaga
  • Rauschtineria
  • Skrjabinema
  • Syphabulea
  • Syphacia
  • Syphatineria
  • Tachygonetria
  • Trypanoxyuris
  • Wellcomia

Oxyuridae is a family of nematode worms of the class Secernentea.[2] It consists of eight genera, one of which contains the human pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis).[3]

References

  1. "Oxyuridae" (in English). Bethesda, MD: National Center for Biotechnology Information. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Undef&id=51026&lvl=3&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock. 
  2. "Nematoda. Roundworms. Version 01 January 2002 (temporary)". The Tree of Life Web Project. Tree of Life Project. 2002. http://tolweb.org/Nematoda/2472/2002.01.01. 
  3. "Oxyuridae". NCBI taxonomy database. National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine. 2009. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Tree&id=51026&lvl=3&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2628603 entry