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* Also known as the  "'''whipworm'''"

| Also known as:

| whipworm

 

[[Image:Trichuris ovis sheep.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Trichuris ovis'' from sheep faeces - Joaquim Castellà Veterinary Parasitology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona]]

[[Image:Trichuris ovis sheep.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Trichuris ovis'' from sheep faeces - Joaquim Castellà Veterinary Parasitology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona]]

[[Image:Trichuris ovis.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Trichuris ovis'' in caecum - Supplied by Biomed Image Archive]]

[[Image:Trichuris ovis.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Trichuris ovis'' in caecum - Supplied by Biomed Image Archive]]

[[Image:Trichuris vulpis.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Trichuris vulpis'' - Courtesy of the Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine]]

[[Image:Trichuris vulpis.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Trichuris vulpis'' - Courtesy of the Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine]]

== ''Trichuris'' Species ==

==Overview ==ave a direct lufe cycle, moving directly into the definitive host from the infecive L1 egg stage.

*The whipworms have a stout posterior end and a long narrow neck, which is superficially inserted into the caecal mucosa

The ''Trichuris'' worms are so called due to their characteristic whipe like structure. They have a broad posterior end tapering to a long and narrow neck which is inserted into the caecal mucosa. They have a direct lufe cycle, moving directly into the definitive host from the infective L1 egg stage. Once ingested the larva is freed from the egg casing and forms a mucosal nodule in which to develop before emreging into the lumen of the gastointestinal system.

*Eggs are brown, barrel-shaped, with a plug at either end, and can survive for up to 12 years  

*Eggs are brown, barrel-shaped, with a plug at either end, and can survive for up to 12 years  

*The infective stage is the embryonated egg.

*The infective stage is the embryonated egg.

*The life-cycle is direct

*The life-cycle is direct

==Species==

==Species==

[[Category:Trichinelloidea]]

[[Category:Trichinelloidea]]

[[Category:To_Do_-_Parasites]]

[[Category:To_Do_-_NickJ]]