Larval Cestodes Flashcards
How many suckers does the scolex of Moniezia expansa have?
4
What is the intermediate host of Anoplocephala worms?
Box mite
What does the egg of Moniezia benedeni contain?
6 hooked oncosphere
Which animals are susceptible for Diphyllobothrium infection?
Notes say fish eating mammals and humans.
Bears, dogs, cats
What is the best way to detect flea tapeworm eggs in faeces? (dipylidium caninum)
Flotation
What is the name of the cestode larva that can swim in water?
Coracidium
The species of this genus can act as intermediate host for Diphilidium.
Ctenocephalides
Trichodectes
These tapeworms can occur in large intestine.
Anoplocephalia
What statement is true for a segment of a cestode?
It is hermpaphroditic
What larval form is missing during development of Moniezia worms?
Coracidium
How many suckers does the scolex of Diphyllobothrium worm have?
2
What are the intermediate hosts of Diphylidium worms?
Fleas
Which of these features characterize the sexual organ of every cestode?
It is always hermaphroditic
Which animals are susceptible for Diphylidium infection?
Dogs and cats
What is the best way to detect Moniezia eggs in faeces?
Flotation
This larva always live in arthropods:
Cysticercoid
These animals can act as intermediate host for Diphyllobothrium:
Fish
Crustaceans
This organ never occurs in tapeworms.
Oral sucker
Cephalic cone
The segment of a flea tapeworm…
Is longer than broad
Has 2 genital openings
Has 2 sets of sex organs
Is hermaphroditic
This stage is missing on the course of life cycle of Anoplocephala worms:
Plerocercoid
How many hooks does the scolex of Diphyllobothrium worms have?
0
What is the size of an egg coccon of flea tapeworms?
About 500 microns
What does the mature proglottids of a Moniezia benedeni worm contain?
Many testicles
Two sets of sexual organs
Which tapeworm can infect humans?
Diphyllobothrium
Diphyllidium
What kind of worms produces eggs without oncosphaera?
Diphyllobothrium
Which tapeworm produces eggs with angular shape?
Moniezia
Anoplocephala
Even if they are infected with cestode larva, the following intermediate host are not able to infect humans
Copepods
Box mites
What organ is missing from the body of an adult cestode?
Digestive tract
What larval stage is formed during development of Moniezia worms?
Cysticercoid
Oncosphaera