出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/04/05 22:41 UTC 版)
The roundworm family Trichuridae includes as type genus Trichuris, often referred to as whipworms (which typically refers to T. trichiura only in human medicine, and to any other species in veterinary medicine). The name whipworm refers to the shape of the worm; they look like whips with wider "handles" at the posterior end.