Ancylostoma duodenale
Species of the roundworm genus Ancylostoma / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the worm. For the infection, see Ancylostomiasis.
Ancylostoma duodenale is a species of the roundworm genus Ancylostoma. It is a parasitic nematode worm and commonly known as the Old World hookworm. It lives in the small intestine of hosts such as humans, cats and dogs, where it is able to mate and mature. Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus are the two human hookworm species that are normally discussed together as the cause of hookworm infection. They are dioecious.[1] Ancylostoma duodenale is abundant throughout the world, including Southern Europe, North Africa, India, China, southeast Asia, some areas in the United States, the Caribbean, and South America.
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Ancylostoma duodenale | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Nematoda |
Class: | Chromadorea |
Order: | Rhabditida |
Family: | Ancylostomatidae |
Genus: | Ancylostoma |
Species: | A. duodenale |
Binomial name | |
Ancylostoma duodenale (Dubini, 1843) | |
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