Oxyuridae

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]

Oxyuridae
Pinworms (Enterobius vermicularis)
Scientific classification
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

References
  1. "Oxyuridae" (HTML). NCBI taxonomy. Bethesda, MD: National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  2. "Nematoda. Roundworms. Version 01 January 2002 (temporary)". The Tree of Life Web Project. Tree of Life Project. 2002. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  3. "Oxyuridae". NCBI taxonomy database. National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine. 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2009.


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