Necator (Uncinariidae)

Necator americanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Strongylida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Cycloneuralia Cladus: Nematoida Phylum: Nematoda Classis: Chromadorea Ordo: Rhabditida Subordo: Strongylida

Familia: Uncinariidae
Genus: Necator
Species: N. americanus

Name

Necator Stiles, 1903: 14

• Type species: Uncinaria americana Stiles, 1902 (= Necator americanus (Stiles, 1902) Stiles, 1903) by original designation.

References

• Stiles, C.W. 1903. Report upon the prevalence and geographic distribution of hookworm diseases (uncinariasis or anchylostomiasis) in the United States. U.S. Public Health Service, Hygienic Laboratory Bulletin 10: 1–121. Reference page. 

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