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Ancylostoma
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumNematoda
- ClassChromadorea
- OrderRhabditida
- FamilyAncylostomatidae
Observations recorded2,785
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 86
- With media
- 9
- Family
- Ancylostomatidae
- Collections
- USNM
- Recorded in
- United States, Argentina, Taiwan, China, Singapore, Australia, Zaire
Research
2,705 papers- Ancylostoma ceylanicum.Trends in parasitology · 2021
- Ancylostoma in dogs in the Caribbean: a review and study from St. Kitts, West Indies.Parasites & vectors · 2022
- Zoonotic Ancylostoma ceylanicum Hookworm Infections, Ecuador.Emerging infectious diseases · 2022
- Anthelmintic Resistance in Ancylostoma caninum: A Comprehensive Review.Veterinary medicine and science · 2025
- Ancylostoma ceylanicum Hookworms in Dogs, Grenada, West Indies.Emerging infectious diseases · 2022
via PubMed
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Ancylostomatidae
- Image
- Ancylostoma duodenale boca.jpg
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- Ancylostoma
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- topic's main category
- Category:Ancylostoma
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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Ancylostoma is a genus of nematodes that includes some species of hookworms.
Species include: Ancylostoma braziliense, commonly infects cats, popularly known in Brazil as bicho-geográfico Ancylostoma caninum, commonly infects dogs Ancylostoma ceylanicum Ancylostoma duodenale Ancylostoma pluridentatum, commonly infects sylvatic cats Ancylostoma tubaeforme, infects cats along with other hosts
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