Entozoa

Entozoa is an obsolete taxonomic term that historically referred to a group of parasitic animals that live inside the bodies of other organisms. It was originally used in older classifications to describe various internal parasites, including parasitic worms (like tapeworms and roundworms) and some protozoans. The term was coined by Swedish-German naturalist Karl Rudolfi in 1808 and is considered obsolete and no longer used in modern taxonomy.

References

↑ Smith, William Abbotts (1863). On human entozoa: comprising the description of the different species of worms found in the intestines and other parts of the human body, and the pathology and treatment of the various affections produced by their presence. London: H.K. Lewis. p. 1. Entozoa are parasitic animals which live in the organs of other animals, and which possess neither a distinct respiratory apparatus, nor articulated appendages specially adapted to locomotion.

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[smith1863-1] Smith, William Abbotts (1863). On human entozoa: comprising the description of the different species of worms found in the intestines and other parts of the human body, and the pathology and treatment of the various affections produced by their presence. London: H.K. Lewis. p. 1. Entozoa are parasitic animals which live in the organs of other animals, and which possess neither a distinct respiratory apparatus, nor articulated appendages specially adapted to locomotion.