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