Cestodes

• Diphylobothrium latum- broadfish tapeworm of man
• D. latum causes Pernicious anemia
• Spirometra mansonoides - occurs in cats
• Spirometra erinacei- cats and foxes
• Spirometra mansoni - cats and dogs in the Far East
• Spirometra ranarum - dogs
• 1st IH of Diphylobotrium - Diaptomus spp.
• 2nd IH of Diphyllobotrium - Fish
• 1st IH of Spirometra - Cyclops spp.
• 2nd IH of Spirometra - Frogs, snake and mammals
• infective stage of pseudophyllidea - Sparganum
• Infective stage of cyclophyllidae - bladderworm
• Cysticercus - fluid filled cyst with attached single invaginated scolex
• coenurus/multiceps - numerous invaginated scolices
• strobilocercus - scolex invaginated attached to a small cyst by a chain of asexual proglottids
• hydatid/echinococcus- large fluid filled cyst
• cysticercoid - single invaginated scolex embedded in a small solid cyst
• tetrathyridium - worm-like larvae with an inaginated scolex
• Mesocestoides lineatum 1st IH: coprophagus beetle

  2nd IH: various mammals and chicken
• Occurs in subcutaneous cyst of fowl or turkeys - Dythiridium variabile
• Rostellun are absent and suckers unarmed : Family Mesocestoididae, and Family Anoplocephalidae
• Family Anoplocephalidae Eggs have pyriform apparatus
• Anoplocephala magna - occurs in small intestine, rarely stomach of horses.
• Anoplocephala perfoliata - small and large intestine of horse, and presence of lappets behind suckers.
• Paranoplocephala mamillana - small intestines sometimes stomach of horses, with slit-like suckers.
• Eggs with irregularly sperical/triangular with pyriform apparatus : Anoplocephala spp.
• Monieza expansa - small intestine of sheep, goat and cattle. Contains 2 sets of reproductive organs each segment. Interproglottid glands saccular in long continuous row.
• Monieza benedini - Interproglottidal glands are granular in short continuous row.
• Avetellina bubalinae - reported in Philippine carabaos
• Avitellina centripunctata - cattle and carabaos of Asia
• Stilesia hepatica - occurs in bile duct of sheep, goats, cattle and wild ruminants. Each segments forms 2 par-uterine organs.
• Stilesia globipunctata - occurs in small intestine of sheep and goat in Europe and India.
• Thysanosoma actinoides - known as Fringed tapeworm, occurs in bile duct and small intestine of sheep, cattle, deer in America. IH: Psocids (lice)
• Helictrometra (Thysanieza giardi) - small intestine of sheep, goat and cattle, IH: oribatid mites
• Family dilepididae - Uterus replaced by egg capsules, with rostellum
• Davainea proglottina - fowls, pigeon, IH: garden slugs, snails
• Raillietina tetragona - fowls, guinea fowls, IH: housefly, ants
• Raillietina echinobotrida - fowls, guinea fowls, IH: red ants
• Raillietina cesticillus - fowls , guinea fowl and turkey. IH : housefly, beetles
• Dipylidium caninum - small intestine of carnivores, can creep out of the anus which causes "Anal scooting" . Most common dog tapeworm in the Philippines.