Ascaridiidae

Ascaridiidae
Scientific classification Edit this 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. Members are essentially intestinal parasites of gallinaceous birds, including domestic fowl. A. galli is the most prevalent and pathogenic species, especially in domestic fowl. They cause the disease ascaridiasis in birds.

References

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  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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