Identification of Ancylostoma duodenale /CC-6 (B.SC.ZOOLOGY_MAJOR_CCF)

 Identifying features are:

1. Elongated body, anterior end is slightly bent dorsally.
2. Buccal capsule is deep, cup shaped, provided with 6 triangular cutting teeth.
3. Mouth opening is guarded bby 1-3 pairs of ventral teeth.
4. In male, tail end possesses copulatory bursa supported by 13 with muscular rays.
5. Cloaca is present.
6. In female, highly developed muscular ovijector (a special structure for throwing eggs in a suitable place) is present.
7. Anus is present.
8. Tail end is pointed.
9. Vulva is present in the posterior half of the body.

            Hence,the specimen seems to be Ancylostoma duodenale

Systematic Position (Ruppert & Barnes, 1994)

Kingdom :Animalia

  Phylum: Nematoda

    Class: Phasmida

         Genus: Ancylostoma

Diagram: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17FPfpVBs0GABznI3ZWwfwGRBiIr_F1aJ/view?usp=sharing