Ancylostomatoidea

PARASITES NEMATODES

General Appearance

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 myositis
• Ancylostoma and Uncinaria in skin infections