Invertebrate Zoology: A Study Guide - T. A. Dauda 2014

Multicellular Animals
Flatworms
Pathogenic Cestode Species

Many species of cestodes parasitizing humans and animals cause severe and sometimes fatal diseases known as cestodiases.

The majority of pathogenic species belong to the orders Pseudophyllidea (broad tapeworms) and Cyclophyllidea (true tapeworms).

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Fig. 18. Broad tapeworm (Diphyllobothrium latum):

A — scolex with bothria; B — hermaphroditic proglottid; 1 — copulatory organ; 2 — vas deferens; 3 — Testes; 4 — Ovary; 5 — ootype; 6 — vitelline gland; 7 — vitelline duct; 8 — Uterus; 9 — Vagina; 10 — uterine pore.



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