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Oxyuridae
Pinworms (Enterobius vermicularis)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Nematoda
Class:	Chromadorea
Order:	Rhabditida
Superfamily:	Oxyuroidea
Family:	Oxyuridae
Genera
Enterobius Lemuricola Macropoxyuris Oxyuris Passalurus Pongobius Protozoophaga Rauschtineria Skrjabinema Syphabulea Syphacia Syphatineria Tachygonetria Trypanoxyuris Wellcomia

Oxyuridae is a family of nematode worms of the class Secernentea. It consists of eight genera, one of which contains the human pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis).

References

1. "Oxyuridae". NCBI taxonomy. Bethesda, MD: National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
2. "Nematoda. Roundworms. Version 01 January 2002 (temporary)". The Tree of Life Web Project. Tree of Life Project. 2002. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
3. "Oxyuridae". NCBI taxonomy database. National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine. 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2009.

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