Ascaridia - Poultry

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{{Taxobox |name =Scientific Classification

|kingdom = Metazoa |sub-kingdom = |phylum = Nematoda |super-class = |class = Secernentea |sub-class = Rhabditia |super-order = |order = Ascaridida |sub-order = |super-family = |family = Ascaridiidae |sub-family = |genus = Ascaridia |species =


Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Metazoa Phylum: Nematoda Class: Secernentea Subclass: Rhabditia Order: Ascaridida Family: Ascaridiidae Genus: Ascaridia


ASCARIDIA Species

  • Typical fleshy ascarids.
  • Up to 12cm long.
  • Produces a smooth-shelled ascarid egg.
  • The life-cycle is typical, except that it is non-migratory (the newly-hatched larvae either stay in the intestine or spend a short time in the intestinal mucosa).
  • Heavy infections reduce growth rates and egg-production.
  • Occasionally, an aberrant worm enters the oviduct and is incorporated into an egg.