Oxyuris

Oxyuris
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Oxyuridae
Subfamily: Oxyurinae
Genus: Oxyuris
Rudolphi, 1803
Synonyms
  • Lepturis Schlotthauber, 1860
  • Oryuris Mudie, 1840
  • Oxiuris Leuckart, 1835
  • Oxiurus Sonsino, 1878
  • Oxyaris Calmette, 1895
  • Oxyuros Oliveira, 1904

Oxyuris is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Oxyuridae.

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.