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worm genus

DEFINITIONS OF: worm genus

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n a genus of worms

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genus Sagitta
chief genus of Chaetognatha including the largest arrowworms
genus Spadella
marine worms resembling the sagittas but with a broader body and only one pair of lateral fins
Fasciola, genus Fasciola
a genus of Fasciolidae
Fasciolopsis, genus Fasciolopsis
a genus of Fasciolidae
Schistosoma, genus Schistosoma
type genus of the family Schistosomatidae: blood flukes
genus Echinococcus
tapeworms
genus Taenia
type genus of the family Taeniidae: tapeworms
Ascaris, genus Ascaris
type genus of the family Ascaridae: roundworms with a three-lipped mouth
Ascaridia, genus Ascaridia
roundworm having a preanal sucker
Enterobius, genus Enterobius
pinworms
Anguillula, Turbatrix, genus Anguillula, genus Turbatrix
a genus of Cephalobidae
Tylenchus, genus Tylenchus
type genus of the family Tylenchidae
Dracunculus, genus Dracunculus
type genus of the family Dracunculidae
Branchiobdella, genus Branchiobdella
type genus of the Branchiobdellidae: a small worm that lives on the gills or surface of a crayfish attached by a sucker
Terebella, genus Terebella
type genus of Terebellidae; tube-forming marine polychete worms with many filamentous tentacles
Polycirrus, genus Polycirrus
genus of soft-bodied polychete marine worms
Hirudo, genus Hirudo
type genus of the family Hirudinidae
Haemopis, genus Haemopis
leeches
Type of:
genus
(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species
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