Trichinellidae

Trichinellidae
Trichinella spiralis larva
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Enoplea
Order: Trichocephalida
Family: Trichinellidae
Genera[1]

Echinocoleus Lopez Neyra, 1947
Trichinella Railliet, 1895
Trichocephalus Roederer, 1761

The family Trichinellidae includes the genus Trichinella.[1]

Trichinella species, which are also known as trichina worms, are responsible for the disease trichinosis.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Trichinellidae". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  2. ^ Foreyt, William J. (2013), Abbott, Rachel C.; van Riper, Charles III (eds.), Trichinosis, Reston, Virginia: U.S. Geological Survey, doi:10.3133/cir1388, ISBN 978-1-4113-3638-4, Circular 1388


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