Exercise 16: Hookworms

Question 1

Occurs in the small intestine of dogs and foxes. It is the most common nematode parasite of dogs

Answer 1

Ancylostoma caninum

Question 2

Presence of dorsally ben (hooked) anterior end. In the male posterior end is expanded

Question 3

3 pairs of teeth on its ventral margin and 2 pairs of teeth in its depth