Uncinaria Explained

Uncinaria is a genus of nematode. The genus was circumscribed by Josef Aloys Frölich in 1789.

Species include:

• Uncinaria criniformis
• Uncinaria lucasi
• Uncinaria sanguinis
• Uncinaria stenocephala
• Uncinaria yukonensis

Further reading

• Cameron. T. W. M.. Dochmoides: a new geuns for the hookworm "Uncinaria" stenocephala Railliet. Journal of Helminthology. 1924. 2. 1. 46–50. 10.1017/S0022149X00002996. 86100308 .
• Stiles. Ch. Wardell. The significance of the recent American cases of hookworm disease (uncinariasis, or anchylostomiasis) in man. Annual Report of the Bureau of Animal Industry. 1901. 18. 183–219. 1902.