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HistoryThis section has been translated automatically.

Cedar, 1800

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The genus Capillaria, hairworms, belong to the phylumNematoda in the family Trichuridae (whipworms). They parasitize in internal organs of vertebrates (dogs and poultry). Hairworms are very thin nematodes, 7 to 80 mm long. As in all Trichuridae, the esophagus is divided into an anterior, muscular, and a posterior, glandular part. Unlike their sister genus, the whipworms, their posterior end is not thickened. About 300 species are distinguished.

Humapathogenic species are mainly

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Last updated on: 10.04.2021