Ancylostoma caninum Hundens hageorm (Canine hookworms)

Strongyle nematodes in small intestine of dogs: | Superfamily: Strongyloidea | Family: Ancylostomatidae (hookworms)

Male. Length of adult worms: 1-2 cm. Whitish / pink strongyle worm with a dorsally bent anterior end (”hook”) ending in a large buccal capsule with chitinous teeth (2 x 3) on the ventral rim of the mouth. Male posterior end with a bursa and two spicules. The female uterus is coiling. Not stationary in DK, but imported with dogs arriving from warmer climates. The temperate canine hookworm, Uncinaria stenocephala, is similar, except that it is armed with chitinous cutting plates on the ventral rim of the mouth.

Hosts: Dogs.

Location: Small intestine.