Necator americanus

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: Necator americanus

Name

Necator americanus (Stiles, 1902)

Synonyms

• Uncinaria americanus Stiles, 1902: 777

References

• Stiles, C.W. 1902. A new species of hookworm (Uncinaria Americana) parasitic in man. Journal of the American Medical Association 3: 777–778. Reference page. 
• 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. 

Vernacular names

English: Old World hookworm

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