• Common name: Dog or Cat tapeworm/ Double pored Tapeworm
• Intermediate Host: Flea (Ctenocephalides spp)
• Infective Stage: Cysticercoid larva
• Mode of Transmission: Ingestion of the Flea
• Mature proglottids shape like melon seeds/ pumpkin seeds/ rice grains/ cucumber
• Eggs: Enclosed in an egg capsule/ egg packets (8-15 embryonated eggs)
