PARA LAB - Cestodes Intro Flashcards
appearance of adult cestodes
flat and ribbon like
color of adult cestodes
yellowish/whitish
cestodes: monoecious or dioecious
monoecious
cestodes: w/ or w/o GI
WITHOUT [not incomplete]
entry and exit of waste products of cestodes
diffusion
adult worms inhabit that
small intestine of fh
habitat of adult worms
small intestine of FH
generally, eggs of cestodes are: operculated or non-operculated
non-operculated
generally, eggs of cestodes are non-perculated except for
D. latum
cestode body is composed of three impt parts
scolex
neck
proglottid
head of cestode
scolex
generally eggs of cestodes are:embryonated or not?
embryonated
generally eggs of cestodes are:embryonated except for Dlatum
unembryonated
function of scolex
attachment
some cestodes possess __ in the scolex
rostellum
a protruding structure in the scolex that can be armed or unarmed
rostellum
how many suckers are there in cestodes
4 suckers [3 ventral, 1 dorsal]
how many ventral suckers
3
how many dorsal suckers
1
region of growth of cestode
neck
tapeworm segments
proglottid
3 types of tapeworm segments
immature
mature
gravid or ripe
type of proglottid
found nearest to the neck
repro structures not yet well-developed
immature
more than 1 proglottid, chain of proglottids
strobila
