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* Also known as the "'''whipworm'''"
* Also known as the "'''whipworm'''"
** Derives its name from its characteristic whiplike shape
** Derives its name from its characteristic whiplike shape
[[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 vulpis.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Trichuris vulpis'' - Courtesy of the Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine]]
== ''Trichuris'' Species ==
== ''Trichuris'' Species ==
*The whipworms have a stout posterior end and a long narrow neck, which is superficially inserted into the caecal mucosa
*The whipworms have a stout posterior end and a long narrow neck, which is superficially inserted into the caecal mucosa