The Ascarididae are a family of the large intestinal roundworms. Members of the family are intestinal parasites, infecting all classes of vertebrates.[1][2] It includes a number of genera,[3] the most well known of which are:
Ascaris lumbricoides is the main ascarid parasite of humans, causing ascariasis.
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 Seuratascaris Toxascaris Toxocara TravassoascarisAscaris lumbricoides is the main ascarid parasite of humans, causing ascariasis.