Amoebotaenia sphenoides

AMOEBOTAENIA SPHENOIDES

Amoebotaenia sphenoides

Host
Fowls
Location
Small intestine
Earth worm
Intermediate stage
Cysticercoid
  • Small tape worm (less than 4 mm long) with an elongate, triangular shape.
  • Rostellum is prominent with a single row of hooks.
  • Each mature segment has a single set of genitalia with many testes.
  • Uterus is sac like with many diverticula.
  • Genital pores alternate regularly.

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