  This paper studies generalized Ellis-Bronikov (E-B) traversable wormholes in
$f(R)$ extended gravity. We assume that these wormholes are supported by
anisotropic dark matter (DM) according to the most often used phenomenological
models, namely those of Navarro-Frenk-White (NFW), Thomas-Fermi (T-F), and
Pseudo-isothermal (PI). Initially, we obtain the field equations in a general
scenario of $f(R)$ theories in the metric formalism for the static and
spherically symmetric Morris-Thorne spacetime. Then we particularize to a
$f(R)$ model with power-law, including the Starobinky modified gravity.
Following, we analyze the energy conditions which are not dependent on the DM
models (Null and Weak Energy Conditions -- NEC and WEC) and those which are
model-dependent (Strong and Dominant Energy Conditions SEC and DEC). Finally,
we compare some E-B wormhole solutions and the mentioned DM models, discussing
the feasibility of the wormhole-dark matter system in different scenarios.
