Baylisascaris		Contents		Rev 05/28/2025
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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Classification:

Class:    Chromadorea

SubClass: Spiruria

Order:   Ascaridida

Superfamily: Ascaridoidea

Family:  Ascarididae

                          Baylisascaris Sprent 1968

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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Distribution:

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Economic Importance:

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Hosts:

Human

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Baylisascaris

Intestinal mucosa

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Life Cycle

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Damage:

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Management:

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References:

Sprent, J.F.A. 1968. Notes on Ascaris and Toxascaris, with a definition of Baylisascaris gen.nov. Parasitology 58:185-198.

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