Ascaridiidae
| Ascaridiidae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Rhabditida |
| Infraorder: | Ascaridomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Heterakoidea |
| Family: | Ascaridiidae Travassos, 1919 |
Ascaridiidae is the name of a family of parasitic nematodes. The family includes roundworms belonging to a single genus Ascaridia.[1] Members are essentially intestinal parasites of gallinaceous birds, including domestic fowl.[2] A. galli is the most prevalent and pathogenic species, especially in domestic fowl. They cause the disease ascaridiasis in birds.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Anderson RC (2000). Nematode Parasites of Vertebrates. Their Development and Transmission, 2nd ed. CAB International, Wallingford, Oxon, UK, pp. 265,290-299. ISBN 0-85199-421-0
- ↑ Kajerova V, Barus V, Literak I (2004). Nematodes from the genus Ascaridia parasitizing psittaciform birds: a review and determination key Archived February 6, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Vet. Med. – Czech, 49 (6): 217–223.
- ↑ Griffiths HJ (1978). A Handbook of Veterinary Parasitology: Domestic Animals of North America. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, pp. 46-47. ISBN 0-8166-0828-8
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