Cestodes/tapeworms Flashcards
A part or structure that buds to form a series of segments, as the main body part of a tapeworm or the polyp stage in certain jellyfish
Strobila
The knoblike scolex anterior end of a tapeworm, having suckers or hooklike parts that in the adult stage serve as organs of attachment to the host on which the tapeworm is parasitic
Scolex
Other name for Taenia solium
Pork tapeworm
Also known as the Beef tapeworm
Taenia saginata
What is the 3rd Taenia species?
Taenia asiatica
Give the other name of the ff:
Dipylidium caninum
Diphyllobothrium latum
Hymenolepis nana
Dog tapeworm
Fish tapeworm
Dwarf tapeworm
The Double-pored tapeworm is the?
Dipylidium caninum
Smallest tapeworm? Its measurement?
Hymenolepis nana (40mm)
Its cycticercus contains an invaginated scolex armed w/ hooklets
Taenia asiatica
Describe the shape of the scolex of Dipylidium caninum
Rhomboidal shape scolex
Differentiate the T.solium from T.saginata
T.solium: 4 suckers WITH hooklets
7-14 uterine branches
T.saginata: 4 suckers WITHOUT hooklets
15-30 uterine branches
Pumpkin seed with genital pore shape uterus
Dipylidium caninum
Describe the scolex of Diphyllobothrium latum
Spoon or almond shape scolex with a pair of bothria (sucking grooves) located dorsally and ventrally
Has a pair of bothria or sucking grooves. Where is it located?
Diphyllobothrium latum. Dorsally and ventrally.
Its scolex is rhomboidal with 4 suckers with rostellum
Hymenolepis nana
