UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS:
Scientific name : Ascaris lumbricoides
Common name : Round worm
Phylum : Nematoda
Kingdom : Animalia
Common name : Round worm
Phylum : Nematoda
Kingdom : Animalia
FACTS ABOUT roundworm ( Ascaris lumbricoides)
1) Did you know that roundworms can
range up to 20 inchs long ?
2) Did you know that roundworms can
cause the 2nd leading blindness ?
3) Did you know that you can get
stomach pains from nematodes laying eggs
in the stomach ?
4) Did you also know that roundworms
can be found in faeces ?
5) And lastly, did you know that
roundworms can live almost anywhere but 50% can live in oceans ?
Male and Female of Ascaris lumbricosoides
