Parasitic worm (disambiguation)
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Parasitic worm, also known as Intestinal worm, may refer to:
- Acanthocephala, or the spiny-headed worms all of which are parasitic.
- Helminth collectively describes the unrelated "worm-like" groups platyhelminthes and nematoda
- Hirudinea, extoparasitic annelids commonly known as leeches
- Nematoda, or roundworms the most well known of which are parasitic
- Enterobius, commonly known as pinworms, cause the disease enterobiasis.
- Hookworms, intestinal parasites of mammals.
- Pentastomida, sometimes referred to as tongue worms which are obligate parasites
- Platyhelminthes, or flatworms the phyla which contains the parasitic tapeworms and flukes
- Ringworm, a fungal infection which causes a ring shaped discoloration in the skin
[edit] See also
- Nematomorpha, the horsehair worms are parasitoids not truly parasites.
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