#worm any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
supertype: #invertebrate any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification
subtype: #helminth__parasitic_worm__parasiticworm worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes
subtype: #woodworm a larva of a woodborer
subtype: #acanthocephalan__spiny-headed_worm any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spines
subtype: #arrowworm__chaetognath any worm of the Chaetognatha; transparent marine worm with horizontal lateral and caudal fins and a row of movable curved spines at each side of the mouth
subtype: #sagitta any arrowworm of the genus Sagitta
subtype: #flatworm__platyhelminth parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body
subtype: #planarian__planaria free-swimming mostly freshwater flatworms; popular in laboratory studies for the ability to regenerate lost parts
subtype: #trematode__trematode_worm__trematodeworm parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host
subtype: #liver_fluke__liverfluke__Fasciola_hepatica flatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic animals and humans
subtype: #Fasciolopsis_buski fluke that is parasitic on humans and swine; common in eastern Asia
subtype: #schistosome__blood_fluke__bloodfluke flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals
subtype: #tapeworm__cestode ribbon-like flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates
subtype: #echinococcus tapeworms whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals
subtype: #taenia tapeworms parasitic in humans which uses the pig as its intermediate host
subtype: #ribbon_worm__nemertean__nemertine__proboscis_worm__proboscisworm soft unsegmented marine worms having a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract
subtype: #beard_worm__beardworm__pogonophoran slender animal with tentacles and a tubelike outer covering; lives on the deep ocean bottom
subtype: #nematode_worm__nematode__roundworm unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic
subtype: #common_roundworm__Ascaris_lumbricoides intestinal parasite of humans and pigs
subtype: #chicken_roundworm__chickenroundworm__Ascaridia_galli intestinal parasite of domestic fowl
subtype: #pinworm__threadworm__Enterobius_vermicularis small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children
subtype: #eelworm any of various small free-living plant-parasitic roundworms
subtype: #vinegar_eel__vinegareel__vinegar_worm__vinegarworm__Anguillula_aceti__Turbatrix_aceti minute eelworm that feeds on organisms that cause fermentation in e.g. vinegar
subtype: #wheatworm__wheat_eel__wheateel__wheat_eelworm__wheateelworm__Tylenchus_tritici small roundworm parasitic on wheat
subtype: #trichina__Trichinella_spiralis parasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscles
subtype: #hookworm parasitic blood-sucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts
subtype: #filaria slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects
subtype: #Guinea_worm__Dracunculus_medinensis parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives beneath the skin of man and other vertebrates
subtype: #annelid_worm__annelidworm__segmented_worm__segmentedworm worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally
subtype: #archiannelid small primitive marine worm lacking external segmentation and resembling polychaete larvae
subtype: #oligochaete_worm__oligochaeteworm__oligochaete hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body
subtype: #earthworm__angleworm__fishworm__fishing_worm__fishingworm__wiggler__nightwalker__nightcrawler__crawler__dew_worm__dewworm__red_worm__redworm terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers
subtype: #polychaete_worm__polychaete__polychete__polychete_worm__polycheteworm chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles
subtype: #lugworm__lug__lobworm marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait
subtype: #sea_mouse__seamouse any of several large worms having a broad flattened body with a mat of coarse hairs covering the back
subtype: #bloodworm a segmented marine worm with bright red body; often used for bait
subtype: #bloodsucker__leech__hirudinean carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
subtype: #medicinal_leech__medicinalleech__Hirudo_medicinalis large European freshwater leech formerly used for bloodletting
subtype: #horseleech any of several large freshwater leeches
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