Intestinal Nematodes
Intestinal Nematodes
Intestinal Nematodes
Intestinal Nematodes
Intestinal Nematodes
General Characteristics
Males smaller than females & have curved tail.
Unsegmented
Length varies from a few millimeters to meters in length.
Complete digestive tract (mouth to anus)
Worldwide distribution
Phylum Nematoda ( threadlike”
Sexes are seprate (diecious)
Female Nematodes: Parasite
Oviparous (lay eggs) A. Lumbricoides
T. trichura
A. doudenale
N. americanus
*laying eggs containing
larvae
E. vermicularis
Vivaparous (give birth to larvae) D. medinesis
W. bancrofti
B. malayi
T. spiralis
Ovo- viviparous ( laying eggs S. stercoralis
containing larvae w/c are
immediately hatched out)
ASCARIA LUMBRICOIDES