Trichuris

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A genus of parasitic roundworms that infect the intestinal tract. Adult worms are 30 to 50 mm long and resemble whips with a threadlike anterior and a thicker posterior. Also called whipworm.

A genus of aphasmid nematodes related to the trichina worm and parasitic in the intestines of mammals. Also called whipworm.

A genus of nematodes in the family Trichuridae, found in the large intestine of most species. Called also whipworms. Includes T. cameli (camels), T. campanula (cats), T. discolor (cattle, sheep. goat, buffalo, zebra), T. globulosa (ruminants), T. leporis (rabbits, hares, coypu), T. ovis (ruminants), T. raoi (dromedaries), T. serrata (cats), T. skrjabini (sheep, goats, camels), T. suis (pigs), T. sylvilagi (rabbits, hares, coypu), T. tenuis (dromedary), T. trichiura (humans, simian primates), T. vulpis (dogs, foxes).