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'''Scientific Classification'''

==Scientific Classification==

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| Superfamily

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| Ancylostomatoidea

| '''Ancylostomatoidea'''

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== General Appearance ==

== General Appearance ==

[[Image:Ancylostoma.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Ancylostoma'' - Courtesy of the Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine]]

[[Image:Ancylostoma.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Ancylostoma'' - Courtesy of the Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine]]

The superfamily '''Ancylostomatoidea''' contains the 'hookworms', 1-2 cm long bursate [[Nematoda|nematodes]] which belong to the large order '''[[Strongyloidea|Strongylida]]''', which also contains the [[Cyathostomins|'''cyathostomins''']] and the [[Syngamus trachea|'''gapeworm''']].  

The superfamily '''Ancylostomatoidea''' contains the 'hookworms', 1-2 cm long bursate [[Nematodes|nematodes]] which belong to the order '''[[Strongyloidea|Strongylida]]'''.  Several other nematodes of veterinary importance belong to the same order, including the [[Cyathostomins|'''cyathostomins''']] and the [[Syngamus trachea|'''gapeworm''']].  

Unlike the rest of the Strongyloidea, the head is bent dorsally so that the buccal cavity is parallel to the rest of the body.  Members of the family have large buccal cavities which often feature teeth and cutting plates to allow the adult worms to embed their heads deeply into the mucosa of the small intestine.  The large buccal cavity can be easily identified under the microscope and the configuration of teeth and cutting plates can be used to identify individual species.

Unlike the rest of the Strongyloidea, the head is bent dorsally so that the buccal cavity is parallel to the rest of the body.  Members of the family have large buccal cavities which often feature teeth and cutting plates to allow the adult worms to embed their heads deeply into the mucosa of the small intestine.  The large buccal cavity can be easily identified under the microscope and the configuration of teeth and cutting plates can be used to identify individual species.