Parasitic worm (disambiguation)
- Parasitic worm (disambiguation)
Parasitic worm may refer to:
*Helminth collectively describes the unrelated "worm-like" groups platyhelminthes and nematoda
*Platyhelminthes, or flatworms the phyla which contains the parasitic tapeworms and flukes
*Nematoda, or roundworms the most well known of which are parasitic
*Hirudinea, extoparasitic annelids commonly known as leeches
*Acanthocephala, or the spiny-headed worms all of which are parasitic.
*Ringworm, a fungal infection which causes a ring shaped discoloration in the skin
*Pentastomida, sometimes referred to as tongue worms which are obligate parasites
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*Nematomorpha, the horsehair worms are parasitoids not truly parasites.
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