Ascaris

Ascaris
a genus of parasitic roundworm, phylum Nematoda, that occasionally inhabit the small intestine of man.
Ascomycotina
a subdivision of fungi in which sexually produced spores are contained within asci and are called ascospores.
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Ascaris is a parasitic roundworm. 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 are to warmer climates.
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Chromosomes were first observed in plant cells by Swiss botanist Karl Wilhelm von Ngeli (1817-1891) in 1842, and independently, in Ascaris worms, by the Belgian scientist Edouard Van Beneden (1846-1910).
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[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.
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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.
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hookworms (In 2003 the number of humans infected by hookworms was estimated at 740 million worldwide.);
pinworms;
Ascaris and
many parasites of commercially important plants like strawberries and oranges.
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