Tuesday, January 24, 2012

3 Species Examples - Nematodes - Roundworms

Nematodes
1. Roundworms can be found in either pet or human intestines. There are over 15,000 named species of roundworm.
2. roundworms are usually so tiny that you cannot see them with a bare eye.
3. Varying in length from less than one-tenth of an inch to more than three feet, roundworms can cause multiple human diseases that can very in the danger scale.
4. Nematodes are known to not contain any type of blood vascular system.
5. Nematodes may be free-living, predaceous, or parasitic, and many of the parasitic species cause important diseases of plants, animals, and humans.


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