Superfamily Oxyuroidea
Revised
06/01/26
Chromadoria
Oxyuroidea
- The superfamily Oxyuroidea is comprised of nematode
species that parasitize mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and to a
lesser extent, fish.
- Oxyurids are monoxenous with a single host species
in the life cycle.
- Their development and mode of transmission is very
similar in vertebrates and invertebrates
- Eggs are either deposited in feces, or via females
migrating to the anus of the host and laying eggs on the host perianal area.
Infective third-stage juveniles (J3) hatch directly from eggs following
ingestion by the new host where they remain in the posterior gut for the
entire life cycle (Adamson, 1994; Anderson, 2000).
Families:
Dictionary of
Terminology
References
Adamson, M. 1994. Evolutionary patterns in life histories
of Oxyurida. International J. Parasitology 24: 1167-1177. doi:
10.1016/0020-7519(94)90189-9
Anderson, R.C. 2000. Nematode Parasites of Vertebrates,
Their Development and Transmission, 2nd edition. CAB International, Wallingford,
United Kingdom, 672 p
Weaver, H.J. 2024. Oxyurida (Order): Pinworms. Chapter 52
in S. L. Gardner and S. A. Gardner, eds. Concepts in Animal Parasitology.
Zea Books, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. doi:10.32873/unl.dc.ciap052
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