Ascarops strongylina

As·ca·rops stron·gy·li·na

(as'kă-rops stron'ji-lī'nă), A small bloodsucking worm found in the stomach of pigs and wild boars in many parts of the world. Larvae of this species develop in coprophagous beetles; worms adhere to the gastric mucosa of the pig, they may cause inflammation and ulceration in heavy infections. [G. askaris, an intestinal worm; strongylos, round]