Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Nematoda > Class Chromadorea > Order Ascaridida > Superfamily Ascaridoidea > Family Ascarididae > Subfamily Ascaridinae

Ascaris Linnaeus, 1758

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Ascaris castoris Rudolphi, 1809
Ascaris lumbricoides Linnaeus, 1758
Ascaris mosgovoyi Evranova, 1959
Ascaris ovis Rudolphi, 1819
Ascaris spalacis Schulz & Alojan, 1950
Ascaris suum Goeze, 1782

Literature

original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp.

basis of record

Anderson, R.C.; Chabaud, A.G.; Willmott, S. (1974). CIH Keys to the nematode parasites of vertebrates, Volume i-x

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External Links

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Citation

WoRMS (2014). Ascaris Linnaeus, 1758. In: Deprez, T. et al. (2005). NeMys. World list of free-living nematodes. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:22864

Dr David Gibson. Ascaris Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=227421

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

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urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:22864
urn:lsid:faunaeur.org:taxname:227421

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2004-12-21 by Dr David Gibson & by db_admin

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