Nematodes Flashcards
Females larger than males and have a_____ tail
Most nematodes are____
Males have____ tail with_____ for copulation
Sigemented/unsegmented?
straight tail
dioecious
curved/spicules
Unsegmented
________worms measuring from a few mm to a meter in length
Round elongated
Do they have a complete digestive tract (mouth to anus)???
YESS
Do they have a circulatory system???
No circulatory system
Found in the (3)
intestine, blood, and tissue
distribution
Worldwide
APHASMID (anterior)
(CaTT)
Trichinella spiralis
Trichuris trichiura
Capillaria philippinensis
PHASMID (posterior)
(FEASH)
Filarial worms
Enterobius vermicularis
Ascaris lumbricoides
Strongyloides stercoralis
Hookworms
Small Intestine (CHATS)
Capillaria philippinensis
Hookworms
Ascaris lumbricoides
Trichinella spiralis
Strongyloides stercoralis
Large Intestine (TE)
Trichuris trichiura
Enterobius vermicularis
Tissue Nematodes (BOLD Girl, WuT?)
Brugia malayi
Onchocerca volvulus
Loa loa
Dirofilaria immitis
Gnathostoma spinigerum
Wuchereria bancrofti
Trichinella spiralis
Larva Migrans (DAAA)
Dracunculus medinensis
Angiostrongylus cantonensis
Ancylostoma caninum
Ancylostoma braziliense
are characterized to have long, thin, cylindrical, and unsegmented bodies with anterior mouths and longitudinal digestive tracts.
Nematodes (roundworms)
They have a fluid-filled internal body cavity (___________) which acts as a hydrostatic skeleton providing rigidity (so-called ‘tubes under pressure’).
pseudocoelum
Worms use______ muscles to produce a sideways thrashing motion.
longitudinal