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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]] | ||
*Like the Strongyloidea, except the head is bent dorsally. | *Like the Strongyloidea, except the head is bent dorsally. | ||
*All have a large buccal cavity with teeth and/or cutting plates. | *All have a large buccal cavity with teeth and/or cutting plates. | ||
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General Appearance
- 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 myositis
- Ancylostoma and Uncinaria in skin infections