Trichuridae

Trichuridae
Egg of the whipworm ( Trichuris trichiura ) from the Trichuridae family
Systematics
Trunk : Roundworms (Nematoda) Class : Adenophorea Subclass : Enoplia Order : Trichocephalida Superfamily : Trichuroidea Family : Trichuridae
Scientific name
Trichuridae
BH Ransom , 1911 ( Railliet , 1915)

Trichuridae are a family of roundworms . They are parasites that attack various vertebrate organs . Humans can also host various species of the Trichuridae, and some species cause diseases that can be fatal.

features

Like all families from the superfamily Trichuroidea , the Trichuridae have a longer and narrower front end and an esophagus , which consists of a front, muscular, and a rear, glandular part. The members of the family are characterized by the fact that the females are oviparous and the males have only one spiculum .

Way of life

Trichuridae mainly attack the intestinal tract, but some species also affect the liver or urinary bladder of vertebrates. The life cycles can be limited to one host species or involve a host change , with annelids often occurring as intermediate hosts.

Taxonomy

The family of Trichuridae belong to several genera, with most of the species in the two main genera whipworms ( Trichuris ) and hairworms ( Capillaria ) are represented.

Genera and selected species:

• Trichuris ( whipworms )
  • Trichuris suis ( pig whipworm )
  • Trichuris trichiura ( whipworm )
  • Trichuris vulpis (dog whipworm, see also threadworm infections in dogs )
• Capillaria ( hair worms )
  • Capillaria aerophila
  • Capillaria anatis
  • Capillaria feliscati
  • Capillaria hepatica
  • Capillaria philippinensis (pathogen of capillariasis )
  • Capillaria plica
  • Capillaria spiralis
  • Capillaria vanelli
• Pseudocapillaria
• Trichosomoides

swell

• O. Wilford Olsen: Animal parasites. Their life cycles and ecology . 3. Edition. Courier Dover Publications, New York NY 1986, ISBN 0-486-65126-6 , pp. 497 .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Trichuridae , animaldiversity.org