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Trichuris suis

Synonyms: Trichocephalus suis (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Trichuris suis is a whipworm; the variations in thickness of the anterior and posterior segments give the parasite the characteristic “whip-like” appearance. Adult females measure 6 to 8 cm and adult males 3 to 4 cm. T. suis eggs are oval (60 × 25 μm) and yellow-brown with bipolar plugs. T. suis is also used in helminthic therapy studies.
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Providers

Parasite of 
Castor fiber (European beaver)[1]
Homo sapiens (man)[1]
Ondatra zibethicus (muskrat)[1]
Sus scrofa (wild boar)[1]

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♦ 1Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0