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Ancylostomatidae (Looss, 1905) Lane, 1917
A family of intestinal parasites of mammalian vertebrates - hookworms
Name derived from "ancylo" = hook and "stoma" = opening (as in mouth)
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Hookworms are considered one of the most common groups of
soil-transmitted nematode parasites of vertebrates. |
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