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Ascarididae
Sign in to saveThe Ascarididae are a family of the large intestinal roundworms. Members of the family are intestinal parasites, infecting all classes of vertebrates. It includes a number of genera, the most well known of which are:
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FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumNematoda
- ClassChromadorea
- OrderRhabditida
- FamilyAscarididae
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- 965
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- 10
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- Ascarididae
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- IBUNAM, USNM
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- Mexico, United States, Morocco
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The Ascarididae are a family of the large intestinal roundworms. Members of the family are intestinal parasites, infecting all classes of vertebrates. It includes a number of genera, the most well known of which are: Amplicaecum Angusticaecum Ascaris †Ascarites (fossil) Baylisascaris Crossophorus Dujardinascaris Hexametra Lagochilascaris Ophidascaris Parascaris Polydelphis Porrocaecum Seuratascaris Toxascaris Toxocara Travassoascaris
Ascaris lumbricoides is the main ascarid parasite of humans, causing ascariasis.
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