Anoplocephala perfoliata

ANOPLOCEPHALA PERFOLIATA

Common name Dwarf tapeworm of horse
Host
Equines
Location
Small and large intestine
Oribatid mites
Intermediate stage
Cysticercoid
Scolex
  • Scolex possess neither rostellum nor hooks.
  • Suckers open anteriorly.
  • Possess four lappets projecting posteriorly (behind each sucker).
Mature segments
  • Proglottids are wider than long.
  • Single set of genitalia.
  • Numerous testes scattered in the middle.
  • Unilateral genital opening.
  • Ovary on the poral side.

Last modified: Tuesday, 19 June 2012, 9:56 AM