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Oxyurida
Oxyurida
is an
order
of
nematode worms
of the
class
Secernentea
. It consists of four
families
, one of which
contains
the
human
pinworm
.
Species
Notable
species
include:
Enterobius
vermicularis
, the human pinworm
Gyrinicola batrachiensis
, a
parasite
or
mutualist
of
amphibian
tadpoles
Syphacia oryzomyos
, a parasite of the
marsh rice rat
Skrjabinema
ovis
, a parasite of
ruminants
