Metacestode

Short description: Larval tapeworm

A metacestode is the larval stage of a tapeworm, found in an intermediate host.^[1]^[2] It can take various forms, for example, the hydatid cyst, strobilocercus, cysticercus or cysticercoid.^[3]

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↑ Vuitton, Dominique A.; McManus, Donald P.; Rogan, Michael T.; Romig, Thomas; Gottstein, Bruno; Naidich, Ariel; Tuxun, Tuerhongjiang; Wen, Hao et al. (2020). "International consensus on terminology to be used in the field of echinococcoses". Parasite 27: 41. doi:10.1051/parasite/2020024. ISSN 1776-1042. PMID 32500855.
↑ Elsheikha, Hany; Patterson, Jon S. (2013). "Metacestode". Veterinary Parasitology. CRC Press. p. 245. ISBN 9781840766462.
↑ Jacobs, Dennis; Fox, Mark; Gibbons, Lynda; Hermosilla, Carlos (2016). "5.3.2 Metacestodes". Principles of veterinary parasitology (reprint ed.). John Wiley & Sons. p. 121. ISBN 9780470670422.

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[VuittonMcManus2020-1] Vuitton, Dominique A.; McManus, Donald P.; Rogan, Michael T.; Romig, Thomas; Gottstein, Bruno; Naidich, Ariel; Tuxun, Tuerhongjiang; Wen, Hao et al. (2020). "International consensus on terminology to be used in the field of echinococcoses". Parasite 27: 41. doi:10.1051/parasite/2020024. ISSN 1776-1042. PMID 32500855.

[2] Elsheikha, Hany; Patterson, Jon S. (2013). "Metacestode". Veterinary Parasitology. CRC Press. p. 245. ISBN 9781840766462.

[3] Jacobs, Dennis; Fox, Mark; Gibbons, Lynda; Hermosilla, Carlos (2016). "5.3.2 Metacestodes". Principles of veterinary parasitology (reprint ed.). John Wiley & Sons. p. 121. ISBN 9780470670422.

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Metacestode

Topic: Biology

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