Host taxa for ASCARIDINAE Baird, 1853

Animal Hosts

ACTINOPTERYGII

CORYPHAENIDAE

• Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758 — Mahi Mahi
      Ascaris spp. Beumer et al., 1983 [ASCARIDIDAE]

SCIAENIDAE

• Argyrosomus hololepidotus (Lacepède, 1801) — Southern Meagre, Madagascar Meagre
      Ascaris spp. Beumer et al., 1983 [ASCARIDIDAE]

AVES

CACATUIDAE

• Nymphicus hollandicus (Kerr, 1792) — Cockatiel
      Baylisascaris sp. Mawson, Angel & Edmonds, 1986 [ASCARIDIDAE]

EUTHERIA

CANIDAE

• Canis familiaris Linnaeus, 1758 — Domestic Dog
      Toxascaris leonina (Linstow, 1902) [ASCARIDIDAE]

EQUIDAE

• Equus (Equus) caballus Linnaeus, 1758 — Horse
      Parascaris equorum (Goeze, 1782) [ASCARIDIDAE]

FELIDAE

• Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758 — Cat
      Toxascaris leonina (Linstow, 1902) [ASCARIDIDAE]

HOMINIDAE

• Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 — Human
      Ascaris lumbricoides Linnaeus, 1758 [ASCARIDIDAE]

SUIDAE

• Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 — Pig
      Ascaris suum Goeze, 1782 [ASCARIDIDAE]

MARSUPIALIA

DASYURIDAE

• Dasyurus maculatus (Kerr, 1792) — Spotted-tailed Quoll
      Baylisascaris tasmaniensis Sprent, 1970 [ASCARIDIDAE]
• Dasyurus viverrinus (Shaw, 1800) — Eastern Quoll
      Baylisascaris tasmaniensis Sprent, 1970 [ASCARIDIDAE]
• Sarcophilus harrisii (Boitard, 1841) — Tasmanian Devil
      Baylisascaris tasmaniensis Sprent, 1970 [ASCARIDIDAE]

VOMBATIDAE

• Vombatus ursinus (Shaw, 1800) — Bare-nosed Wombat
      Baylisascaris tasmaniensis Sprent, 1970 [ASCARIDIDAE]

REPTILIA

BOIDAE

• Aspidites ramsayi (Macleay, 1882) — Woma
      Ascaris sp. Pichelin et al., 1999 [ASCARIDIDAE]
• Morelia spilota (Lacépède, 1804) — Carpet Python
      Ascaris sp. Pichelin et al., 1999 [ASCARIDIDAE]

CARPHODACTYLIDAE

• Nephrurus milii
      Ascaris sp. Pichelin et al., 1999 [ASCARIDIDAE]

CHELIDAE

• Chelodina burrungandjii
      Krefftascaris parmenteri Sprent, 1980 [ASCARIDIDAE]
• Chelodina canni
      Krefftascaris parmenteri Sprent, 1980 [ASCARIDIDAE]
• Chelodina rugosa Ogilby, 1890 — Northern Snake-necked Turtle
      Krefftascaris parmenteri Sprent, 1980 [ASCARIDIDAE]
      Krefftascaris sharpiloi Tkach, Kusmin & Snyder, 2010 [ASCARIDIDAE]
• Elseya dentata (Gray, 1863) — Northern Snapping Turtle
      Krefftascaris parmenteri Sprent, 1980 [ASCARIDIDAE]
• Emydura tanybaraga Cann, 1997 — Northern Yellow-faced Turtle
      Krefftascaris parmenteri Sprent, 1980 [ASCARIDIDAE]

CHELONIIDAE

• Chelonia longicollis
      Krefftascaris parmenteri Sprent, 1980 [ASCARIDIDAE]

ELAPIDAE

• Aipysurus laevis Lacépède, 1804 — Olive Seasnake
      Paraheterotyphlum australe Johnston & Mawson, 1948 [ASCARIDIDAE]
• Astrotia stokesii (J.E. Gray, 1846) — Stokes's Seasnake
      Paraheterotyphlum australe Johnston & Mawson, 1948 [ASCARIDIDAE]
• Demansia psammophis (Schlegel, 1837) — Yellow-faced Whip Snake
      Ascaris sp. Pichelin et al., 1999 [ASCARIDIDAE]
• Disteira kingii Boulenger, 1896 — Spectacled Seasnake
      Paraheterotyphlum australe Johnston & Mawson, 1948 [ASCARIDIDAE]
• Hydrophis elegans
      Paraheterotyphlum australe Johnston & Mawson, 1948 [ASCARIDIDAE]
• Pelamis platurus (Linnaeus, 1766) — Yellow-bellied Seasnake
      Paraheterotyphlum australe Johnston & Mawson, 1948 [ASCARIDIDAE]

SCINCIDAE

• Liopholis whitii (Lacépède, 1804) — White’s Skink
      Ascaris sp. Pichelin et al., 1999 [ASCARIDIDAE]

SARCOPTERYGII

CERATODONTIDAE

• Neoceratodus forsteri (Krefft, 1870) — Australian Lungfish
      Ascaris spp. Beumer et al., 1983 [ASCARIDIDAE]

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