ORDER CYCLOPHYLLIDEAN (General Characteristics) Flashcards
1
Q
Give the 5 species under Order Cyclophyllidean
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Taenia solium
Taenia saginata
Diphylidium caninum
Hymenolepsis nqana
Echinococcus granulosus
2
Q
Scolex
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Globular/pyriform
Quadrate (four cuplike suckers)
With Rostellum (with or w/o hooklets)
3
Q
Strobila
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Apolytic (shedding segments)
Only genital pore is present – laterally located
4
Q
Gravid Proglottid
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Only uterus can be seen – in different shapes/pattern
5
Q
Ova
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Hexacanth embryo/oncosphere – spherical, non-operculated, embryonated, w/ hooklets
6
Q
Larval Stages
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- Cysticercus – Taenia spp.
- Cysticercoid – Hymenolepsis spp.
- Hydatid – Echinococcus spp.