🪱Pinworm (parasite)
The pinworm, also known as threadworm or seatworm, is a parasitic worm. It is a nematode (roundworm) and a common intestinal parasite or helminth, especially in humans. The medical condition associated with pinworm infestation is known as pinworm infection (enterobiasis) or less precisely as oxyuriasis in reference to the family Oxyuridae.
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The IUCN Red List has not assessed Enterobius vermicularis yet.
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- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumNematoda
- ›classChromadorea
- ›orderRhabditida
- ›familyOxyuridae
- ›genusEnterobius
- ›speciesEnterobius vermicularis
- phylumRoundworms · Nematoda
- superfamilyOxyuroidea
- familyOxyuridae
- genusEnterobius
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumRoundworms · Nematoda
- classChromadorea
- suborderSpirurina
- infraorderOxyuridomorpha
- superfamilyOxyuroidea
- familyOxyuridae
- genusEnterobius
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