by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 17, 2014
Uncinaria stenocephala Railliet, 1884 (Figures 4-11 through 4-12) ETYMOLOGY:Uncin = hooked + aria referring to the body and steno = narrow + cephala = head SYNONYMS:Dochmoidesstenocephala, Uncinariapolaris Looss, 1911, Strongylustrigonocephala Gurlt, 1831,...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 17, 2014
Ancylostoma ceylanicum (Looss, 1911) ETYMOLOGY: Ancylo = curved and stoma = mouth; ceylanicum for the location from where the host containing these parasites was originally obtained. SYNONYMS:Agchylostoma ceylanicum, Ancylostoma gilsoni HISTORY:Ancylostoma ceylanicum,...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 17, 2014
Ancylostomabraziliense de Faria, 1910 ETYMOLOGY:Ancylo = curved + stoma = mouth; braziliense for the geographical location where the worms were first found. SYNONYMS:Agchylostomabraziliense HISTORY: This worm was described in 1910 by Dr. Gomes de Faria from specimens...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 17, 2014
Ancylostoma tubaeforme (Zeder, 1800) (Figures 4-09 through 4-10) ETYMOLOGY:Ancylo = curved and stoma = mouth; tubae = straight trumpet and forme = shape. The original spelling of the genus was Agchylostoma due to improper transliteration of the Greek root, and this...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 17, 2014
ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA The cat is host to several species of worms that are members of the Ancylostomatoidea. The disease most typically associated with hookworm infection is anemia due to blood loss in the intestine that is caused by the adult worms. These...
