Trichuris trichiura

Whipworm(s)
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Nematoda
Class:	Enoplea
Order:	Trichocephalida
Family:	Trichuridae
Genus:	Trichuris
Species:	T. trichiura
Binomial name
Trichuris trichiura (Linnaeus, 1771)
Synonyms[1]
Ascaris trichiura Linnaeus, 1771

Trichuris trichiura, Trichocephalus trichiuris or whipworm, is a parasitic roundworm (a type of helminth) that causes trichuriasis (a type of helminthiasis which is one of the neglected tropical diseases) when it infects a human large intestine. It is commonly known as the whipworm which refers to the shape of the worm; it looks like a whip with wider "handles" at the posterior end.^[2] The helminth is also known to cause rectal prolapse.