Parasitic worm (disambiguation)

Parasitic worm, also known as helminth, is large macroparasite.

Parasitic worm may also refer to:

• Acanthocephala, or the spiny-headed worms all of which are parasitic.
• Hirudinea, extoparasitic annelids commonly known as leeches
• Nematoda, or roundworms the most well known of which are parasitic
  • Enterobius, commonly known as pinworms, cause the disease enterobiasis.
  • Hookworms, intestinal parasites of mammals.
• Pentastomida, sometimes referred to as tongue worms which are obligate parasites
• Platyhelminthes, or flatworms the phyla which contains the parasitic tapeworms and flukes.
  • Liver fluke
  • Blood fluke
  • Lung fluke
  • Intestinal fluke