Ascaris is a parasitic roundworm, and is shown in Figure 25. These worms are unsegmented and have a smooth outside wall. They move by whiplike motions. Mating produces eggs that mature in the soil, limiting most roundworms to to warmer climates.
Parascaris equorum var. univalens (parasitic roundworm)
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Cambarus clarkii (a crayfish) ...
"Role of complex II in anaerobic respiration of the parasite mitochondria from Ascaris suum and Plasmodium falciparum". Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1553 (1-2): 123-39. PMID 11803022.
^ Painter HJ, Morrisey JM, Mather MW, Vaidya AB (2007).
Ascaris lumbricoides (← links)
Whip (← links)
Bacillus thuringiensis (← links)
Insorption (← links)
Aggregated lymphatic follicles (← links)
Mucus colitis (← links)
Vagus nerve (← links)
Suture (← links) ...
These are pinworms, whip worms and Ascaris. The religious ban on pork probably originated from infections of humans by the nematode, Trichinella spirali. Undercooked pork is the source of these infections.
[Gr. chiton - an outer covering, tunic]. A thick, clear layer of an Ascaris egg shell which is composed of chitin and protein and provides a protective coating located between the fertilization membrane and the ascaroside layer.
ascaridine Protein of unknown function in the sperm of Ascaris.
ascaroside Glycoside found in Ascaris, made of the sugar ascarylose and a series of secondary monol and diol alcohols.
 See also: Trans, Organ, Plant, Cells, Animal
  
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