Trichinellidae

Trichinellidae
Trichinella spiralis larva
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Enoplea
Order: Trichocephalida
Family: Trichinellidae
Genera

Echinocoleus Lopez Neyra, 1947
Trichinella Railliet, 1895
Trichocephalus Roederer, 1761

The family Trichinellidae includes the genus Trichinella.

Trichinella species, which are also known as trichina worms, are responsible for the disease trichinosis.

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