The Common Names of the Animals Ended with 'WORM' in the Biosphere

Common names of some Animals are ended with the term "WORM". They belong under different Phylums of Kingdom Animalia and are found in the different ecosystems at different trophic levels. Some of them are harmful to man or remain as a parasite within the host animal body. Some of them have economic importance. As for example, Pork tape worm and Filarial worm are parasitic worms of man but Silk worm and Honey worm are economically important worms because they give us Silk and Honey respectively.

PHYLUM - PLATYHELMINTHES

1. Dog tape worm : [Genus : Echinococcus]

2. Pork tape worm : [ Species : Taenia solium]

3. Cow tape worm : [ Species : Taenia saginata]

4. Sheep tape worm : [Genus : Moniezia]

5. Dwarf tape worm : [Species : Hymenolepis nana]

6. Fish tape worm : [Species : Diphyllobothrium latum]

7. Liver Worm (Liver fluke) : [Fasciola hepatica]

PHYLUM - ASCLEMINTHES

1. Round worm : [Species : Ascaris lumbricoides]

2. Filarial worm : [ Species : Wuchereria bancrofti]

3. Pin worm : [Genus : Enterobius]

4. Whip worm : [Species : Trichuris trichiura]

5. Eye worm : [Species : Loa loa]

6. Trichina worm : [Genus : Trichinella]

7. The old world Hook worm : [Species : Ancylostoma duedonallae]

8. The rat lung worm : [Species : Angiostrongylus cantonensis]

9. Sugar beetle worm : [Genus : Heterodera]

10. Thread worm : [Enterobius vermicularis]

PHYLUM - ANNELIDA

1. Lung worm : [Genus : Arenicola]

2. Paddle worm : [Genus : Chaetopterus]

3. Calm worm : [Genus : Neris]

4. Earth worm : [Species : Pheretima posthuma]

5. Fan worm : [Genus : Sabella]

6. Leaf worm : [Genus : Syllis]

7. Spoon wprm : [Genus : Bonelia]

PHYLUM - UNIRAMIA

1. Silk Worm : [Species : Bombyx mori, Antheraea assama, Antheraea mylitta, Philosomia ricini]

2. Book worm : [Genus : Lepisma]

3. Honey worm : [Genus : Apis]

4. Rice case worm : [Genus : Nymphula]

5. Army worm : [Genus : Spodoptera]

6. Wire worm : [ Species : Julus londinensis]

PHYLUM - MOLLUSCA

1. Ship worm : [ Species : Teredo navalis]

NOTE :

Parasitic worms live inside the primary and secondary host bodies. The host body where the larval stages of the parasites are matured into adults is called Primary host body.

On the other hand, the host body where the larvae of the parasites reside is called secondary host body.

As for examples, the primary host of Taenia solium is Man, and the secondary host of the same parasite is Pig.

In the host body parasites take food elements for their nutrition. It is to be remembered that Phylum Arthropoda is no more with Biology. Rather it is now has three offspring Phylums namely, Phylum-Uniramia, Phylum-Crustacea and Phylum-Chelicerata. So, I have used the phylum name Uniramia instead of Arthropoda .

Another common term used in medical biology called Ringworm infection is a contagious disease of skin, hair and nails. During infective period ring like discolured patches are appeared on the skin. It is a fungal disease that transmitted by contact with the infected persons.

Suggestive readings :

1. Oxford Dictionary of Biology.

2. Parasitology by K.D.Chatterjee, India.