also: a related round-bodied unsegmented worm (such as a spiny-headed worm) as distinguished from a flatworm
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Recent Examples on the WebWhy such a high prevalence of roundworm and whipworm infections? Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Aug. 2022 Doctors in Spain diagnosed a man with an unusual roundworm infection after watching an army of larvae writhe and slither under his skin, blanketing his whole body in an ever-shifting rash. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 22 Apr. 2022 Sadly, adding soil won’t stop root knot nematodes, a parasitic roundworm. Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2022 That analysis revealed the presence of parasitic eggs from four different species: whipworm, beef/pork tapeworm, roundworm, and pinworm. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Feb. 2022 Predicting Behaviors From Connections About 35 years ago, the first full-brain wiring diagram was completed for the roundworm.Quanta Magazine, 6 Dec. 2021 In fact, the only species for which there is yet a comprehensive connectome is Caenorhabditis elegans, the humble roundworm.Quanta Magazine, 6 Dec. 2021 In 2008, David Raizen and his colleagues even reported sleep in Caenorhabditis elegans, the roundworm widely used as a model organism in biology laboratories.Quanta Magazine, 18 May 2021 Researchers have achieved astonishing results by tweaking the genome of the roundworm C. elegans, extending its life span nearly 10 times — the equivalent of a person’s living 1,000 years.New York Times, 28 Apr. 2021 See More