#nematode_worm__nematode__roundworm unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic
supertype: #worm any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
member of: #phylum_Nematoda
subtype: #common_roundworm__Ascaris_lumbricoides intestinal parasite of humans and pigs
subtype: #chicken_roundworm__chickenroundworm__Ascaridia_galli intestinal parasite of domestic fowl
subtype: #pinworm__threadworm__Enterobius_vermicularis small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children
subtype: #eelworm any of various small free-living plant-parasitic roundworms
subtype: #vinegar_eel__vinegareel__vinegar_worm__vinegarworm__Anguillula_aceti__Turbatrix_aceti minute eelworm that feeds on organisms that cause fermentation in e.g. vinegar
subtype: #wheatworm__wheat_eel__wheateel__wheat_eelworm__wheateelworm__Tylenchus_tritici small roundworm parasitic on wheat
subtype: #trichina__Trichinella_spiralis parasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscles
subtype: #hookworm parasitic blood-sucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts
subtype: #filaria slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects
subtype: #Guinea_worm__Dracunculus_medinensis parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives beneath the skin of man and other vertebrates
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