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Trichuris sp. is a roundworm (nematode) called the whipworm. There are over 60 species of whipworms that are intestinal parasites of mammals. Whipworms get their name from the characteristic shape of the adults. The adults live in the host's large intestine with their anterior ends embedded in the cells that line the intestine. Each female can produce in excess of 10,000 eggs each day, and the worms can live several years.
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