Biology:Parascaris

From HandWiki
Revision as of 05:07, 13 February 2024 by MainAI5 (talk | contribs) (simplify)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Short description: Genus of roundworms

Parascaris
Ascarid1 (5842674095).jpg
Male (top) and female (bottom) P. equorum
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Ascaridida
Family: Ascarididae
Genus: Parascaris
Yorke & Maplestone, 1926
Species

Parascaris is a genus of nematodes in the family Ascarididae. It contains two species, Parascaris equorum and Parascaris univalens, which are morphologically identical, but can be distinguished by chromosome number. Both species parasitize horses.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Nielsen, Martin K.; Wang, Jianbin; Davis, Richard; Bellaw, Jennifer L.; Lyons, Eugene T.; Lear, Teri L.; Goday, Clara (2014). "Parascaris univalens—a victim of large-scale misidentification?". Parasitology Research 113 (12): 4485–4490. doi:10.1007/s00436-014-4135-y. ISSN 0932-0113. PMID 25231078. 

Wikidata ☰ Q12043798 entry




Retrieved from "https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Biology:Parascaris&oldid=3638841"