Baylisascaris columnaris

Skunk Roundworm

  

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Classification:

Phylum: Nematoda
Class:    Chromadorea
                Chromadoria
Order:   Rhabditida
Family:  Ascarididae

      Baylisascaris columnaris

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Morphology and Anatomy:

   
Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:

 

   
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Distribution:

Intestinal paraites of skunks and related animals.


 

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Economic Importance:

 

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Hosts:

Skunks and other animals.

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Feeding:

Intestinal roundworm

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Life Cycle:

 

 

 

Ecophysiological Parameters:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this species, click If species level data are not available, click for genus level parameters
 
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Damage:


 

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Management:

To avoid infection of humans:

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References:

 

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Revised: May 28, 2025.