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cestode::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | tapeworm |
| Type of | flatworm, platyhelminth |
| Has types | echinococcus, taenia |
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The most common cestode species in foxes are Taenia spiralis and T. pisiformis.
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The main nerve centre of a cestode is a cerebral ganglion in its scolex.
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The species is known to carry at least three cestode species of the genus Taenia, none of which are harmful to humans.
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Cestode species known to infect stoats include Taenia tenuicollis, Mesocestoides lineatus and rarely Acanthocephala.
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Research studies have been focusing on vaccine against cestode parasites, since many immune cell types are found to be capable of destroying cysticercus.
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Other rare parasites include two trematodes-Mesocoelium monas and an undetermined species of Platynossomum-and an undetermined species of Ochorositica, a cestode.
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- Tapeworm: ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates
- Cestoda (Cestoidea) is the name given to a class of parasitic flatworms, commonly called tapeworms, of the phylum Platyhelminthes. Its members live in the digestive tract of vertebrates as adults, and often in the bodies of various animals as juveniles. ...
- (Cestodes) Another word for tapeworms
