Tapeworm Species and Hosts

Question 1

Taenia solium

Definitive host:_____
Metacestode form, intermediate host, & IH tissue:___

Answer 1

Man
Cysticercus cellulosae
Pig, man
Muscle

Question 2

Taenia hydatigena

Definitive host:_____
Metacestode form, intermediate host, & IH tissue:___

Answer 2

Dogs, carnivores
Cysticercus tenuicollis
Sheep, other ruminants, pigs
Omentum, mesentery

Question 3

Taenia ovis

Definitive host:_____
Metacestode form, intermediate host, & IH tissue:___

Answer 3

Dogs, carnivores
Cysticercus ovis
Sheep, goats
Muscle

Question 4

Taenia krabbei

Definitive host:_____
Metacestode form, intermediate host, & IH tissue:___

Answer 4

Wild carnivores
Cysticercus tarandi
Reindeer, other ruminants
Muscle

Question 5

Taenia pisiformis

Definitive host:_____
Metacestode form, intermediate host, & IH tissue:___

Answer 5

Dogs, carnivores
Cysticercus pisiformis
Rabbits, hares
Serosa

Question 6

Taenia taeniformis

Definitive host:_____
Metacestode form, intermediate host, & IH tissue:___

Answer 6

Cats, other felids
Cysticercus fasciolaris
Rodents
Liver 
(Strobilocercus fasciolaris-associated fibrosis and granulomatous inflammation in rat livers can progress to fibrosarcoma; also gastrointestinal hyperplasia)

Question 7

Taenia multiceps

Definitive host:_____
Metacestode form, intermediate host, & IH tissue:___

Answer 7

Dogs, carnivores
Coenurus cerebralis
Sheep (“gid”), goats
Brain, spinal cord

Question 8

Taenia serialis

Definitive host:_____
Metacestode form, intermediate host, & IH tissue:___

Answer 8

Dog, fox
Coenurus serialis
Lagomorphs
Subcutis and muscle