Ancylostoma brasiliense

Hookworm

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 Classification

Phylum:  Nematoda
Class:    Chromadorea
Order:    Rhabditida 

Superfamily:  Ancylostomatoidea

Family:  Ancylostomatidae

 

Ancylostoma brasiliense

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Female on left, male on right.
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Distribution

 

 

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Feeding


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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.

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