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Helminths (worms) species reported from human hosts by Taxonomic Group

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Helminths (worms) species reported from human hosts by Taxonomic Group:

 

Acanthocephala 7 species

 

Nematoda 138 species

 

Nematomorpha 24 species

 

Platyhelminthes 173 species

 

Digenea 113 species

 

Eucestoda 57 species

 

Turbellaria 3 species

 

TOTAL 342 species

 

Source: Journal of Parasitology 85:379-403 Dr. D.W.T. Crompton

(Crompton, D.W.T. [1999] How much human helminthiasis is there in the

world?)

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