Ancylostoma duodenale

Ancylostoma duodenale
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)

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.

^ Ferris, Howard (23 May 2005). "Ancylostoma duodenale". Nemaplex: Nematode-Plant Expert Information System. University of California, Davis. Archived from the original on 1 March 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2009.

[urlAncylostoma_duodenale-1] Ferris, Howard (23 May 2005). "Ancylostoma duodenale". Nemaplex: Nematode-Plant Expert Information System. University of California, Davis. Archived from the original on 1 March 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2009.

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