Ascaris+Lumbricoides

**Phylum:** Nematoda

**Scientific Name:** //Ascaris Lumbricoides// **Class:** Secernentea **Common Name:** Round Worm

**Location:** Worldwide

**Size:** largest of the intestinal nematode parasites in humans. The femal is around 20-35cm at the biggest 49cm long. Males are smaller and more slender and are around 15-31cm long. **Habitat:** Host habitat; the lumen of a humans small interstines

**Living Requirements:** Needs a host to live and feed off of

**Life Cycle:** The food the females consume help them lay eggs, she can produce 240,000 eggs per day which are passed through feces. While passing the eggs come unsegmented and require outside developement for about 3 weeks until a embryo is formed inside the egg. So Ascaris worms are passed through the digestive system then out and back in the human body, making their life cycle.

- Their sizes are different in lengths - Males only have one reproductive tubule and females have two
 * [[image:1-Ascaris%20lumbricoides%20worms.jpg width="357" height="265" align="right"]]Male and Female Differences: **

1. These worms cause Ascariasis which is one of the most important diseases to humans. 2. It usually peeks in children or youth.
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**Resources:** [] <span style="color: #ff7600; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">[] <span style="color: #ff7600; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">[] <span style="color: #ff7600; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">**Zookeeper:** Hannah Williams