Oxyurida
Order of roundworms
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Oxyurida | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Nematoda |
Class: | Secernentea |
Order: | Oxyurida |
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Oxyurida is an order of nematode worms of the class Secernentea.[1] It consists of four families, one of which contains the human pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis).[2]
Species
Notable species include:
- Enterobius vermicularis, the human pinworm
- Gyrinicola batrachiensis, a parasite or mutualist of amphibian tadpoles
- Syphacia oryzomyos, a parasite of the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris)
- Skrjabinema ovis, a parasite of ruminants
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