Parasitology II

Question 1

What are the two subclasses of platyhelminths

Answer 1

cestodes and trematodes

Question 2

what are the two subclasses of cestodes

Answer 2

eucestoda and cotyloda

Question 3

True or false: the life cycle for platyhelminthes always involves at least one intermediate host

Answer 3

True

Question 4

eucestodes vs cotyloda

Answer 4

Eucestodes: true tapeworms, lack a body cavity, organs embedded loosely in cellular tissue
Cotyloda: pseudotapeworm, reproductive tissue is centrally located

Question 5

what is the intermediate host for dipylidium caninum

Answer 5

fleas

Question 6

what is the intermediate host for taenia pisiformis

Answer 6

rabbit

Question 7

what is the common name of trematodes

Answer 7

flukes

Question 8

trematodes always have an intermediate host of

Answer 8

a mollusk (like a snail or a slug)

Question 9

fasciola hepatica is also known as

Answer 9

liver flukes

Question 10

which trematode is of greatest economic importance in veterinary species

Answer 10

F. hepatica