Endoparasites

Protozoan organisms

Helminths (worms)

Helminth organisms (also called

helminths Parasitic worms, also known as helminths, are large macroparasites; adults can generally be seen with the naked eye. Many are intestinal worms that are soil-transmitted and infect the gastrointestinal tract. Other parasitic worms such as ...

or intestinal worms) include:

Tapeworms

Flukes

Roundworms

Other organisms

Ectoparasites

References

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Parasites Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The entomologist E. O. Wilson ha ...