Larval Cestodes Flashcards
Mesocestoides “lineatus” sp.
FH: Dogs/Foxes
IH: Arthropods (mites & insects)/Lower vertebrates
(frogs, lizards, birds)
Cysticercoid & Tetrathyridium
Mesocestoides “lineatus” sp.
FH: Dogs/Foxes
IH: Arthropods (mites & insects)/Lower vertebrates
(frogs, lizards, birds)
Cysticercoid & Tetrathyridium
Main features of
Cyclophyllidae
(Mesocestoides, Taenia, Echinococcus spp.)
- Live a adults in carnivorous mammals or humans
- Usually do not cause harmful effects in the final host
- Usually no symptoms occurs in the intermediate hosts
- They live for years in the intermediate hosts but the lifespan is shorter in the final host
Mesocestoides larva
FH: Dogs/Foxes
IH: Arthropods (mites & insects)/Lower vertebrates
(frogs, lizards, birds)
Cysticercoid & Tetrathyridium
Mesocestoides larva
FH: Dogs/Foxes
IH: Arthropods (mites & insects)/Lower vertebrates
(frogs, lizards, birds)
Cysticercoid & Tetrathyridium
Mesocestoides larva
FH: Dogs/Foxes
IH: Arthropods (mites & insects)/Lower vertebrates
(frogs, lizards, birds)
Cysticercoid & Tetrathyridium
Mesocestoides lineatus
Segments
FH: Dogs/Foxes
IH: Arthropods (mites & insects)/Lower vertebrates
(frogs, lizards, birds)
Cysticercoid & Tetrathyridium
Mesocestoides lineatus
Segments
FH: Dogs/Foxes
IH: Arthropods (mites & insects)/Lower vertebrates
(frogs, lizards, birds)
Cysticercoid & Tetrathyridium
Taenia sp. & Echinococcus sp.
Similar head part:
- Scolex
- Hooks
- Rostrellum
Taenia sp.
Number of hooks is characteristic for each species
IH: Mammals
(larval multiplication in them: occurs or not)
Taenia sp.
Number of hooks is characteristic for each species
IH: Mammals
(larval multiplication in them: occurs or not)
Taenia sp.
Number of hooks is characteristic for each species
IH: Mammals
(larval multiplication in them: occurs or not)
Taenia sp.
IH: Mammals
(larval multiplication in them: occurs or not)
Taenia sp.
IH: Mammals
(larval multiplication in them: occurs or not)
Taenia sp.
IH: Mammals
(larval multiplication in them: occurs or not)
Taenia sp.
1 genital opening in each segment
IH: Mammals
(larval multiplication in them: occurs or not)
Taenia sp.
Segments
Left: Immature
Middle: Mature
Right: Gravid with eggs
IH: Mammals
(larval multiplication in them: occurs or not)
Taenia sp.
Mature segment
Genitals + One genital opening
IH: Mammals
(larval multiplication in them: occurs or not)
Taenia sp.
Mature segment
Genitals + One genital opening
IH: Mammals
(larval multiplication in them: occurs or not)
Taenia sp.
IH: Mammals
(larval multiplication in them: occurs or not)
Taenia sp.
Mature segment
Genitals + One genital opening
IH: Mammals
(larval multiplication in them: occurs or not)
Taenia sp.
Mature segment
Genitals + One genital opening
IH: Mammals
(larval multiplication in them: occurs or not)
Taenia sp.
Gravid segment
Full of eggs
IH: Mammals
(larval multiplication in them: occurs or not)
Taenia pisiformis
Gravid segment
Full of eggs
FH: Dogs & Foxes
IH: Rabbits & Hares
No larval multiplication in intermediate host
Taenia pisiformis
Gravid segment
Full of eggs
FH: Dogs & Foxes
IH: Rabbits & Hares
No larval multiplication in intermediate host
Taenia pisiformis
Gravid segment
Colour depends on bile duct colour
FH: Dogs & Foxes
IH: Rabbits & Hares
No larval multiplication in intermediate host
Different egg structure of Cestodes
with 6-hooked Oncosphere inside
*Diphyllobothrium has zygote instead of oncosphear*
Taenia type egg
6-hooked oncosphere inside
Taenia type egg
6-hooked oncosphere inside
Taenia type egg
6-hooked oncosphere inside
Taenia saginata
Egg
Super tiny
6-hooked oncosphere inside
Taenia saginata
Egg
Super tiny
6-hooked oncosphere inside
Cysticercus pisiformis
Evaginated, fully developed with opened capsule
Taenia pisiformis
FH: Dogs & Foxes
IH: Rabbits & Hares
No multiplication in intermediate host
Cysticercus pisiformis
Hepatophilic larvae - Haemorrhagic tracks
Taenia pisiformis
FH: Dogs & Foxes
IH: Rabbits & Hares
No multiplication in intermediate host
Cysticercus pisiformis
Hepatophilic larvae - Haemorrhagic tracks
Taenia pisiformis
FH: Dogs & Foxes
IH: Rabbits & Hares
No multiplication in intermediate host
Cysticercus pisiformis
Subacute infection of rabbit liver with developing cysicerci
Taenia pisiformis
FH: Dogs & Foxes
IH: Rabbits & Hares
No multiplication in intermediate host
Cysticercus pisiformis
Mature cysticercus larva developed only on the surface of liver
Taenia pisiformis
FH: Dogs & Foxes
IH: Rabbits & Hares
No multiplication in intermediate host
Cysticercus pisiformis
Liver cross section
Taenia pisiformis
FH: Dogs & Foxes
IH: Rabbits & Hares
No multiplication in intermediate host
Cysticercus pisiformis
Cross section of liver
No cyst wall around cysticercus
Taenia pisiformis
FH: Dogs & Foxes
IH: Rabbits & Hares
No multiplication in intermediate host
Cysticercus pisiformis
Cross section of liver
No cyst wall around cysticercus
Taenia pisiformis
FH: Dogs & Foxes
IH: Rabbits & Hares
No multiplication in intermediate host