PARA LAB - Tapeworm Orders Flashcards
false tapeworm [order]
order pseudophyllidea
true tapeworm [order]
order cyclophyllidea
scolex: spoon, almond, spatula
order pseudophyllidea
scolex: quadrate
order cyclophyllidea
instead of suckers, this order has 2 slit like grooves called
bothria
order: no rostellum and no hooks
order pseudophyllidea
order: may possess rostellum
order cyclophyllidea
order: 4 cuplike suckers
order cyclophyllidea
strobila: anapolytic [cannot be detached]
order pseudophyllidea
strobila: apolytic [can be detached]
order cyclophyllidea
vitellaria: diffused with many follicles
order pseudophyllidea
vitellaria: compact and separate
order cyclophyllidea
gravid proglottid: reproductive organs seen
with rosette uterus and bilobed ovaries
order pseudophyllidea
gravid proglottid: degenerated reproductive organs
order cyclophyllidea
uterine pore: present
order pseudophyllidea
location of uterine pore of order pseudophyllidea
in median ventral surface
function of uterine pore of order pseudophyllidea
where eggs will exit
uterine pore: absent
order cyclophyllidea
ova: operculated, unembryonated
like eggs of P. westermani
order pseudophyllidea
ova: spherical, non-operculated, embryonated
some may have striations
with hexacanth embryo
order cyclophyllidea