Metacestode

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

See also

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