Ancylostomatidae
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Ancylostomatidae is a family
of worms that includes the hookworm
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Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of worms that includes the hookworm
Hookworm
The hookworm is a parasitic nematode that lives in the small intestine of its host, which may be a mammal such as a dog, cat, or human. Two species of hookworms commonly infect humans, Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus. A. duodenale predominates in the Middle East, North Africa, India...
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Genera of Ancylostomatidae
- Agriostomum
- AncylostomaAncylostomaAncylostoma is a genus that includes some species of hookworm.Species include:Ancylostoma is a genus that includes some species of hookworm.Species include:Ancylostoma is a genus that includes some species of hookworm....
- Cyclodontostomum
- Galonchus
- MonodontusMonodontusMonodontus is a genus of parasitic nematodes in the subfamily Bunostominae of family Ancylostomatidae. Most of its species occur in rodents and suids, but Monodontus louisianensis is from the white-tailed deer and Monodontus giraffae from the giraffe...
- Necator