Ancylostoma+caninum

BASIC __SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION__: Species Ancylostoma canium

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Nematoda Class: Secernentea Order: Stronglydia Family: Ancylostomatidae

=BASIC PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION = A male is around 11 mm long and 0.36 mm wide. A female is 14 to 20 mm long and 0.5 mm wide.  Ancylostoma caniums are usually gray, but they have been seen with a red tinge. The red color is actually blood in it's alimentary canal []  =HABITAT = Ancylostoma caniums have three life stages, two of which are larval stages. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">In both of its larval stages, Ancylostoma canium lives in the soil. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Eventually the larva grows up and waits to be ingested. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Once ingested Ancylostoma canium will travel from the stomach to the small intestine. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">They can also __enter__ through the __skin__ of its host and __enter__ the circulatory system which takes it to the trachea, which ultimately leads to the small intestine. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #3b3b3b; display: block; font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"> =<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">NICHE = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">The common ecological role of Ancylostoma canium is a parasite. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Ancylostoma canium lives in the small intestine of small animals including cats, foxes, and especially domestic __dogs__. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Ancylostoma canium are most common in tropical areas.

=<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">ODD = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Ancylostoma canium is odd because it has its dorsal and ventral sides reversed. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">NEXT