Common name: roundworm
Class: Secernentea
Location: found world wide, especially in the tropics
Description of Habitat: human parasite
Facts: It is estimated that one sixth of the human population is infected by these worms. Females can produce as many as 200,000 eggs a day. Can become up to 31 cm long.
Human impact: parasitic species that use humans as a host
Class: Secernentea
Location: found world wide, especially in the tropics
Description of Habitat: human parasite
Facts: It is estimated that one sixth of the human population is infected by these worms. Females can produce as many as 200,000 eggs a day. Can become up to 31 cm long.
Human impact: parasitic species that use humans as a host
Sources:
http://eol.org/pages/3598509/media
http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/ascariasis/biology.html
https://msu.edu/course/zol/316/alumgut.htm
http://eol.org/pages/3598509/media
http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/ascariasis/biology.html
https://msu.edu/course/zol/316/alumgut.htm