R. cesticillus

R. CESTICILLUS

Host
Chicken
Location
Small intestine
I/H
Dung beetles

Morphology

  • Usually 4 cm in length. Rarely it attains 15 cm. Scolex is very wide.
  • Large rostellum armed with 400 to 500 small hooks.
  • Suckers are indistinct and are not armed.
  • Each segment contains single set of genital organs. Genital pore unilateral.
  • Each egg capsule has single egg.
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