Roundworms
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Female of the human roundworm |
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Roundworms (Ascaridida) are an order of nematodes . Their representatives live parasitically in the intestines of vertebrates and have a spindle-shaped body with a length of up to 50 cm. The mouth opening has three papilla-bearing lips. The esophagus is cylindrical or club-shaped and can have appendages. In some taxa the intestine also has appendages in the initial area. Caudal wings are not developed or at most only indicated.
Systematics
Families and selected representatives are:
- Acanthocheilidae
- Anisakidae (roundworms in marine mammals)
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Ascarididae
- Ascaris lumbricoides (human roundworm)
- Ascaris suum (pig roundworm)
- Parascaris equorum (horse roundworm, formerly called Ascaris megalocephala )
- Toxascaris leonina (roundworm in dogs and cats)
- Ascaridiidae
- Atractidae
- Cosmocercidae
- Crossophoridae
- Cucullanidae
- Dioctophymatidae
- Goeziidae
- Heterakidae
- Heterocheilidae
- Kathlanidae
- Maupasinidae
- Oxyuridae
- Quimperiidae
- Rhigonematidae
- Tailor nematidae
- Seuratidae
- Soboliphymatidae
- Subuluridae
- Thelastomatidae
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Toxocaridae
- Toxocara canis (dog roundworm)
- Toxocara mystax (cat roundworm)
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