Uncinaria		Contents		Rev 06/24/2025
Hookworm		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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		Distribution		Management
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Classification:

Phylum:  Nematoda
Class:    Chromadorea
Order:    Rhabditida 

Superfamily:  Strongyloidea

Family:  Ancylostomatidae

Uncinaria Frolich, 1789

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Body size range for the species of this genus in the database - Click:

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Distribution:

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Economic Importance:

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Hosts:

Species of the genus Uncinaria have most commonly been identified in hosts in the family Ursidae (bears).  The species Uncinaria lucasi is a frequent parasite of seals and sea linons.

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Uncinaria

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Life Cycle:

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Damage:

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Management:

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References:

Nadler, S.A., Adams, B.J., Lyons, E.T., DeLong, R.L., Melin, S.R. 2000.  Molecular and morphometric evidence for separate species of Uncinaria (Nematoda: Ancylostomidae) in California sea lions and Northern fur seals: hypothesis testing supplants verification. J. Parasitol., 86:1099-1106.

Xie, Y., Hoberg, E.P., Yang, Z., Urban Jr, J.F. and Yang, G. 2017. Ancylostoma ailuropodae n. sp. (Nematoda: Ancylostomatidae), a new hookworm parasite isolated from wild giant pandas in Southwest China. Parasites and Vectors 10:217.

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