Parasite Cestode Flashcards
what are the two life pattern of cestodes
water type and infects terrestrial mammals
what are the two life pattern of cestodes
cestodes are identified based on
- proglottid structure
- head appearance
- eggs
infective stage of the parasitic cestode
metacestodes
cestodes are parasites of
1.fish
2.amphibians
3.reptiles
4.birds
5.mammals
sex of cestodes
purely hermaphrodite
sexual characteristic for proglottid of cestode
has a male and female counterpart
morphological characteristic of cestode
dorsoventrally flattened
cestodes are considered as
tapeworms; which some are segmented and some are not
life cycle of cestodes
indirect, has 1-2 IH
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM OF CESTODE
lack
feeding characteristic of cestode
they absorb nutrients, mineral through their special tegument
the larval stage present in the IH:
metacestodes
2 main groups of cestode
- cestodaria
- eucestodaria
a general feature which equal to head
scolex
a general feature, proliferation zone
neck
the neck has
undifferentiated stem cells, which means they are actively dividing
general term for all the accumulated proglottids
strobila
have unique reproductive segments:
proglottids
in terms of proglottid process, some cestodes when they reach maturity
they send sensory signals for the detachment of proglottids (gravid)
new proglottids are formed on the
neck
the previous proglottid moves
posteriorly in a continuous process
how immature, mature and gravid proglottid are differentiated.
size and the organ present in that specific segment
proglottid that is smaller and shorter and doesnt have reproductive organs
immature