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

Last updated September 30, 2025

The family Trichinellidae includes the genus Trichinella .^[1]

Trichinella species, which are also known as trichina worms, are responsible for the disease trichinosis.^[2]

References

1 2 "Trichinellidae". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 29 September 2025.
↑ Foreyt, William J. (2013), Abbott, Rachel C.; van Riper, Charles III (eds.), Trichinosis, Reston, Virginia: U.S. Geological Survey, doi: 10.3133/cir1388 , ISBN 978-1-4113-3638-4, Circular 1388

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[gbif-1] 1 2 "Trichinellidae". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 29 September 2025.

[2] Foreyt, William J. (2013), Abbott, Rachel C.; van Riper, Charles III (eds.), Trichinosis, Reston, Virginia: U.S. Geological Survey, doi: 10.3133/cir1388 , ISBN 978-1-4113-3638-4, Circular 1388

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Trichinellidae

Trichinella spiralis larva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Nematoda
Class:	Enoplea
Order:	Trichocephalida
Family:	Trichinellidae
Genera^[1]
Echinocoleus Lopez Neyra, 1947 Trichinella Railliet, 1895 Trichocephalus Roederer, 1761