Ancylostoma brasiliense

Hookworm

Rev.08/03/2020

 Classification

Phylum:  Nematoda
Class:    Chromadorea

Order:    Rhabditida 

Superfamily:  Ancylostomatoidea

Family:  Ancylostomatidae

Morphology and Anatomy:

Female on left, male on right.

Distribution

Economic Importance:

Hosts:

Feeding

Life Cycle:

Filariform larvae (infective stage) of hookworm.

Larva enters the host either by being swallowed or by burrowing into the skin through hair follicles. 

When it reaches the small intestine of the host, the larva molts a fourth and final time and develops to maturity.

Damage:

Management:

References:

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