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== General Appearance ==
[[Image:Ancylostoma.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Ancylostoma'' - Courtesy of the Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine]]
*Like the Strongyloidea, except the head is bent dorsally
*All have a large buccal cavity with teeth and/or cutting plates
*Some also have teeth and/or cutting plates around the mouth

== General Life-Cycle ==
*Like that of the Strongyloidea, but infection can be by ingestion and/or skin penetration

*''Ancylostoma'' in [[Muscles Inflammatory - Pathology#Nematodes|myositis]]
*''Ancylostoma'' and ''Uncinaria'' in [[Parasitic skin infections - Pathology#Hookworms|skin infections]]


[[Category:Bursate_Nematodes]]
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