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,Anderson RC (2000). Nematode Parasites of Vertebrates. Their Development and Transmission, 2nd ed. CAB International, Wallingford, Oxon, UK, pp. 245-315. the most well known of which are:
Amplicaecum Angusticaecum Ascaris †Ascarites (fossil)Poinar Jr, G. and Boucot, A. J. (2006) Evidence of intestinal parasites of dinosaurs. Parasitology, 133: 245-249. 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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