Parascaris
Sign in to saveParascaris is a genus of nematodes in the family Ascarididae. It contains two species, Parascaris equorum and Parascaris univalens, which are morphologically identical, but can be distinguished by chromosome number. Both species parasitize horses.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 11
- Family
- Ascarididae
- Collections
- USNM, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- United States, Chile, United Kingdom
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Ascarididae
- Image
- Ascarid1 (5842674095).jpg
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- taxon name
- Parascaris
- taxon rank
- genus
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Parascaris is a genus of nematodes in the family Ascarididae. It contains two species, Parascaris equorum and Parascaris univalens, which are morphologically identical, but can be distinguished by chromosome number. Both species parasitize horses.
==References==
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