Lab 4-Diphyllobothrium Flashcards
1
Q
Phylum of Diphyllobothrium
A
Platyhelminthes
2
Q
Class of Diphyllobothrium
A
Cestoidea
3
Q
Order of Diphyllobothrium
A
Pseudophyllidea
4
Q
Where do adults live?
A
Inside intestine of fish-eating bird or mammal
5
Q
How are eggs passed?
A
through feces
6
Q
Are eggs embryonated when they pass?
A
No
7
Q
What hatches out of egg?
A
Coracidium
8
Q
Is there a free-living stage?
A
yes
9
Q
What is the free–living stage called?
A
Coracidium
10
Q
What is the first intermediate host of this parasite?
A
Copepod
11
Q
Where does the oncosphere stay in copepod?
A
hemocele
12
Q
Where does procercoid stay in second intermediate host (fish)?
A
Muscle of gut
13
Q
Do plerocercoids have reproductive organs?
A
Not yet
14
Q
What is a bothrium?
A
muscular groove that provides attachment by pinching the host’s intestine
15
Q
Do proglottids overlap?
A
Yes
