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Roundworm Dolicholaimus marioni
It is hard to see which end is which on a roundworm, as both ends of its thin body are pointed. The body is round in cross-section and has longitudinal muscles but no circular ones.

 


Roundworm
Related Category: Zoology: Invertebrates
another name for a nematode. See phylum Nematoda.

Roundworms generally eat bacteria, algae, fungi and protozoans, although some are filter feeders. Excretion is through a separate excretory pore.

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Roundworms (nematodes) are bilaterally symmetrical, worm-like organisms that are surrounded by a strong, flexible noncellular layer called a cuticle. Their body plan is simple. The cuticle is secreted by and covers a layer of epidermal cells.

Roundworms, probably Toxocara canis, are among the more disgusting surprises that a puppy can bring to the house.
It's also a little bit disturbing too as roundworms are potentially transmittable to children and people with immune-deficiencies! ...

Parasitic roundworms (Strongyloides sp.) may infest many kangaroos and wallabies in captivity (Jackson 2003)
Keeping enclosures free of faecal matter is essential to these animal's health ...

Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) is a free-living nematode (a roundworm), about 1 mm in length, which lives in a temperate soil environment. Research into the molecular and developmental biology of C. elegans began in 1965 by Sydney Brenner. C.

Ailments / Health Problems: Wild-collected Argentine Snake-necked Turtles will often arrive parasitized with roundworms.

The habit of consuming seeds and plant material collected from raccoon feces results in an increase in parasitism by the raccoon roundworm, Baylisascaris procyonis, which is usually fatal.

Trichinellosis, or muscleworm infection, is a parasitic infection of humans (and domestic animals) resulting from the invasion of muscle tissue by the larval stage of the roundworm Trichinella spiralis.

Raccoons in Washington often have roundworms (like domestic dogs and cats do, but from a different worm). Raccoon roundworm does not usually cause a serious problem for raccoons.

The ecdysozoans also include the Nematoda or roundworms, perhaps the second largest animal phylum. Roundworms are typically microscopic, and occur in nearly every environment where there is water. A number are important parasites.

Disease and parasites like lice, mites and roundworms can weaken or kill deer. Young deer and old deer often get sick and die, especially in the winter. Winter is a dangerous time for deer.

Eland are prone to parasites and diseases such as foot-and-mouth, tuberculosis, theileria, botulism, rinderpest and roundworms. They are intolerant of heavy tick infections and need preventative treatment.

There are over 80,000 species of roundworm, 15,000 of which are parasitic. Some of the free-living species live in extreme environments like Antarctica and oceanic trenches.

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Worms include flatworms, roundworms and the segmented worms: earthworms, leeches and marine polychaete worms.
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Internal parasites of swift foxes include roundworms (Toxascaris spp., Toxocara spp.) [36,88] and hookworms (Ancylostoma spp.) [1,88]. Deaths due to canine distemper virus have been reported in Wyoming [83].

: Primarily a variety of insects and some invertebrates (dragonfly nymphs, ants, larval salamanders, amphipods, mayfly nymphs, midge larvae, roundworm, snails, and water boatmen etc).

June 16, 2010 " Researchers have identified a new group of proteins involved in determining the life span of laboratory roundworms. Blocking the expression of one member of the group can extend the worm's life span ... > full story ...

foxes are subjected to canine diseases and parasite infections such as distemper, parvovirous, heartworm and in rare instances, rabies. Fortunately, rabies is seldom encountered among Indiana foxes. Internal parasites, such as tapeworms, roundworms ...

Tannins are poisonous to many animals, including worms, and keep the squirrels free of roundworms and tapeworms.

Parasites include protozoans, digenea (flukes), didymozoidea (tissue flukes), monogenea (gillworms), cestoda (tapeworms), nematoda (roundworms), acanthocephala (spiny-headed worms), copepods, barnacles, and isopods.

See also: Diver, Genet, Eland, Nematoda, Reptile

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