Cotugnia digonopora

COTUGNIA DIGONOPORA

Common name
Double pored poultry tapeworm
Host
Chicken
Location
Small intestine
I/H
Ants. (Pheidole spp., Monomorium floricola)

Morphology

  • Rostellum is armed with two rows of hooks.
  • It has cup like muscular suckers.
  • Each segment contains two sets of genital organs.
  • Eggs capsule contain single egg.
Last modified: Monday, 16 April 2012, 5:10 AM