Galapagos Species Database
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Ascaridia galli
nemátodo, Nematode
Endoparasite
Intestinal parasite of birds, found in chickens
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Nematoda
Class
Secernentea
Order
Ascaridida
Family
Ascaridiidae
Genus
Ascaridia
Species
galli
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 2005
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Contaminant
Subpathway: Parasites/pathogens on animals
Invasive status: No data
- Gottdenker, N.L. Walsh, T., Vargas, H., Merkel, J., Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G., J., Miller, R.E., Dailey, M. & Parker, P. (2005) Assessing the risks of introduced chickens and their pathogens to native birds in the Galápagos Archipelago. Biological Conservation 126: 429–439.
- Patricio D. Carrera-Játiva Gustavo Jiménez-Uzcátegui (2023) Current Knowledge of Helminths of Wild Birds in Ecuador. Birds 2024, 5, 102–114. https://doi.org/10.3390/birds5010007
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"Galapagos Species Database, Ascaridia galli", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=12455. Accessed 26 April 2025.