{{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.