Title: Nematodes: Phylum Of The Ubiquitous Round Worm - Earth Life
Headings: Nematodes: Phylum Of The Ubiquitous Round Worm
Nematodes: Phylum Of The Ubiquitous Round Worm
The Nematodes; Phylum Nematoda (Round Worms)
Characteristics of Nematoda:
Eel Nematode, Anguillicoloides crassus
Ecology of Nematodes
Trichinella spiralis larvae in muscle tissue under the microscope
Nematode Life Cycles
Nematodes in Mankind
parasitic Nematode found in the flesh around the stomach cavity of a rainbow trout
Nematode Anatomy
cross section through a parasitic nematode worm (Ascaris sp.)
Nematoda Classification
Phylum Nematoda
Class Adenophorea
Class Secernentea
Nematode Parasites of Domestic Animals
Some Nematode Parasites of Commercial Plants
Final Thoughts
Gordon Ramel

Content: These microfilaria get ingested by mosquitoes when they feed on an infected person. Inside the mosquito, they live in the mosquitoe’s gut where they develop until the Larva 3 stage. They then wait for the mosquito to bite another host, whereupon they enter the host via the mosquitoe’s proboscis sheath and the wound it makes in the host’s skin. Nematode Life Cycles
Nematodes in Mankind
Human beings, along with all other living things, are host to numerous Nematode parasites. The most common of these is Ascaris lumbricoides, with an estimated 700 million people effected globally. This Nematode is not normally fatal and in low numbers may have very little effect on adults. However in heavy doses it can be quite debilitating, especially for children. parasitic Nematode found in the flesh around the stomach cavity of a rainbow trout
The Nematodes infecting mankind include several species of filarial worms. The most important of these are Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi (which are very similar and cause lymphatic filariasis), Onchocerca volvulus (which causes River Blindness) and Loa loa (which causes Loiasis). Other species are Dranunculus medinensis known as Guinea Worm, Trichinella spiralis causing Trichinosis, Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale causing Hookworm, Enterobius vermicularis causing Pinworms and Trichuris trichuria causing Whipworm or Trichuriasis.