Biology:Metacestode
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Short description: Larval tapeworm
The metacestode of the cestode Echinococcus spp.
A metacestode is the larval stage of a tapeworm, found in an intermediate host.[1][2] It can take various forms, for example, the hydatid cyst, strobilocercus, cysticercus or cysticercoid.[3]
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References
- ↑ Vuitton, Dominique A.; McManus, Donald P.; Rogan, Michael T.; Romig, Thomas; Gottstein, Bruno; Naidich, Ariel; Tuxun, Tuerhongjiang; Wen, Hao et al. (2020). "International consensus on terminology to be used in the field of echinococcoses". Parasite 27: 41. doi:10.1051/parasite/2020024. ISSN 1776-1042. PMID 32500855.
- ↑ Elsheikha, Hany; Patterson, Jon S. (2013). "Metacestode". Veterinary Parasitology. CRC Press. p. 245. ISBN 9781840766462.
- ↑ Jacobs, Dennis; Fox, Mark; Gibbons, Lynda; Hermosilla, Carlos (2016). "5.3.2 Metacestodes". Principles of veterinary parasitology (reprint ed.). John Wiley & Sons. p. 121. ISBN 9780470670422.
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