Ancylostoma
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Egg of Ancylostoma sp. | |
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Ancylostoma
Dubini, 1843
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Ancylostoma is a genus that includes some species of hookworm.
Species include:
- Ancylostoma braziliense, commonly infects cats, popularly known in Brazil as "bicho-geográfico"
- Ancylostoma caninum, commonly infects dogs
- Ancylostoma ceylanicum
- Ancylostoma duodenale
- Ancylostoma pluridentatum, commonly infects sylvatic cats
- Ancylostoma tubaeforme, infects cats along with other hosts
See also
External links
- Ancylostoma at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
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