Question

Round Worm
how does the head and tail look like in the specimen​

Answer 1

♥╣[-_-]╠♥♥╣[-_-]╠♥♥╣[-_-]╠♥♥╣[-_-]╠♥♥╣[-_-]╠♥♥╣[-_-]╠♥♥╣[-_-]╠♥

Ascaris lumbricoides is the "large roundworm" of humans, growing to a length of up to 35 cm (14 in).[1] It is one of several species of Ascaris. An ascarid nematode of the phylum Nematoda, it is the most common parasitic worm in humans. This organism is responsible for the disease ascariasis, a type of helminthiasis and one of the group of neglected tropical diseases. An estimated one-sixth of the human population is infected by A. lumbricoides or another roundworm.[2] Ascariasis is prevalent worldwide, especially in tropical and subtropical countries.[3]

Ascaris lumbricoides

Ascaris lumbricoides.jpeg

An adult female Ascaris worm

Scientific classificationedit

Kingdom:

Animalia

Phylum:

Nematoda

Class:

Chromadorea

Order:

Ascaridida

Family:

Ascarididae

Genus:

Ascaris

Species:

A. lumbricoides

Binomial name

Ascaris lumbricoides

Linnaeus, 1758

It has been proposed that Ascaris lumbricoides and Ascaris suum (pig roundworm) are the same species.[4]