Bell Ringer - Tapewoms (Cram)

What is the genus species of this tapeworm? Its proglottids are elongated and resemble a cucumber seed when fresh, and a grain of rice when dry

Dipylidium caninum (cucumber seed tapeworm)

What is the genus species of this pseudotapeworm? When mature it is the longest flatworm that can infect man

Diphyllobothrium latum (broad fish tapeworm)

What is the genus species of this tapeworm? It lives in the SQ tissue of rabbits, its intermediate host

Multiceps serialis (or Taenia seralis)

What is the genus species of this tapeworm? It is the most common Taenia species in dogs in Alberta

Taenia pisiformis

What is the genus species of this larval tapeworm? Its intermediate host is rabbits and rodents. In the intermediate host it develops in the liver then attaches to the peritoneum

Cysticercus pisiformis (immature Taenia pisiformis)

What is the genus species of this larval tapeworm? It forms hydatid cysts in the liver and lungs of a high percentage of moose and elk in Alberta (its intermediate host)

Echinococcus granulosus (alveolar hydatid tapeworm)

What is the genus species of these tapeworm eggs? It is the most common Taenia species in dogs in Alberta

Taenia pisiformis

What is the genus species of this tapeworm? Its definitive hosts are dogs and wild dogs, and its intermediate hosts are rabbits and rodents

Taenia pisiformis

What is the genus species of this tapeworm egg? It is the smallest cestode of the family Taeniidae

Echinococcus granulosus (alveolar hydatid tapeworm)

What is the genus species of these tapeworm eggs? They are commonly transmitted to dogs and cats via fleas and lice

Dipylidium caninum (cucumber seed tapeworm)

What is the genus species of this tapeworm? They have two common names, one being the "double pored tapeworm"

Dipylidium caninum (cucumber seed tapeworm)

What is the genus species of this gravid pseudotapeworm? Its definitive hosts are fish eating mammals (including man), and its intermediate hosts are aquatic crustaceans then large fish

Diphyllobothrium latum (broad fish tapeworm)

What is the genus species of this larval tapeworm? It is one of the most common tapeworms and its definitive hosts are dogs and wild dogs

Cysticercus pisiformis (immature Taenia pisiformis)

What is the genus species of this tapeworm? It is the smallest cestode of the family Taeniidae

Echinococcus granulosus

What is the genus species of this tapeworm? Its definitive host is cattle, and its intermediate host is grain mites

Moniezia benedini (ruminant tapeworm)

What is the genus species of this tapeworm? Its definitive hosts are cattle, sheep, goats, and llamas. Its intermediate host is grain mites

Moniezia expansa (ruminant tapeworm)

What is the genus species of these tapeworm eggs? Its definitive host is man, and its intermediate host is cattle

Taenia saginata

What is the genus species of these tapeworm eggs? Its definitive host is man, and its intermediate host is pigs

Taenia solium