Ascaris lumbricoides

  Intestinal Roundworm

Rev. 07/26/2012

Classification

Class:    Chromadorea

SubClass: Chromadoria

Order:   Rhabditida

Superfamily: Ascaridoidea

Family:  Ascarididae

 

Morphology and Anatomy:

A tangled mass of Ascaris worms

Distribution

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Feeding

Intestinal roundworm

Life Cycle

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