Concepts in Animal Parasitology, Chapter 56: Strongyloidea and Trichostrongyloidea (Superfamilies): Bursate Nematodes [Nemata, Secernentea]

Authors

Larry S. Roberts, Texas Tech University
John J. Janovy Jr., University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Steven A. Nadler, University of California, DavisFollow
Valentin Radev, Bulgarian Food Safety AgencyFollow
Scott L. Gardner, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

2024

Document Type

Book Chapter

Citation

Chapter 56, Concepts in Animal Parasitology, pages 656–680

Textbook

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States: Zea Books, 2024

chapter doi: 10.32873/unl.dc.ciap056

Comments

Copyright 2024, the authors and editors. Open access

License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International

Abstract

An overview of the bursate nematodes (roundworms) in the superfamilies Strongyloidea and Trichostrongyloidea, including discussion of the general morphology, taxonomy, life history, and human and domestic animal health implications of several groups, including Necator americanus (Stiles, 1902), Ancylostoma duodenale (Dubini, 1843), A. ceylanicum (Looss, 1911), A. caninum (Ercolani, 1859), and Haemonchus contortus, among others.

Chapter 56 in Concepts in Animal Parasitology, by Larry S. Roberts, John J. Janovy, Jr., Steven Nadler, Valentin Radev, and Scott L. Gardner. 2024. S. L. Gardner and S. A. Gardner, editors. Zea Books, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. doi: 10.32873/unl.dc.ciap056