Quiz 2 (Platyhelminth Scientific Names) Flashcards
(27 cards)
Adult parasite found in the bile ducts of sheep and goats
Dicrocoelium dendriticum; “lancet fluke”
Adult parasite found in the liver and bile ducts of cats
Platynosomum fastosum; “lizard poisoning fluke”
Adult parasite found in the bile ducts of ruminants
Fasciola hepatica; “liver fluke”
Adult parasite found in the liver and lungs (rare) of members of the deer family
Fascioloides magna; “liver fluke”
Adult parasite found in the rumen and reticulum of ruminants
Paramphistomum sp. and Cotylophoron sp.; “rumen flukes”
Adult parasite found in the lungs of dogs, cats, minks, and muskrats
Paragonimus kellicotti; “lung fluke”
Adult parasite found in the portal and mesenteric veins of ruminants
Schistosoma bovis; “ruminant schistosome”
Adult parasite found in wild aquatic birds-human condition
Schistosome cercarial dermatitis; “swimmer’s itch”
Adult parasite found in the portal and mesenteric veins of dogs, bobcats, and raccoons
Heterobilharzia americana; “canine blood fluke”
Adult parasite found in the small and large intestine of horses and other equine sp.
Anoplocephala perfoliata; “lappeted tapeworm”
Adult parasite found in the small intestine of horses and other equine sp. (1 of 2)
Anoplocephala magna; “large scolex tapeworm”
Adult parasite found in the small intestine of horses and other equine sp. (2 of 2)
Paranoplocephala mamillana; “dwarf tapeworm”
Adult parasite found in the small intestine of cattle, sheep, and goats
Moniezia sp.; “ruminant tapeworms”
Adult parasite found in the pancreatic ducts, bile ducts, and small intestine of ruminants
Tysanosoma actinoides; “fringed tapeworm”
Adult parasite found in the small intestine of dogs/canines, cats/felids, and humans
Dipylidium caninum; “double-pored tapeworm” or “cucumber seed tapeworm”
Adult parasite found in the small intestine of humans
Larval parasite found in the skeletal and cardiac muscle of cattle
Taenia saginata; “beef tapeworm”
Cysticercus bovis; “measly beef”
Adult parasite found in the small intestine of humans
Larval parasite found in the skeletal and cardiac muscle of pigs (and humans)
Taenia solium; “pork tapeworm”
Cysticercus cellulosae; “measly pork”
Adult parasite found in the small intestine of dogs
Larval parasite found in the skeletal and cardiac muscle of sheep and goats
Taenia ovis; “mutton tapeworm”
Cysticercus ovis; “measly mutton”
Adult parasite found in the small intestine of dogs/canids
Larval parasite found in the peritoneal cavity of ruminants
Taenia hydatigena; “ruminant tapeworm”
Cysticercus tenuicollis; “abdominal bladderworm”
Adult parasite found in the small intestine of dogs/canids
Larval parasite found in the peritoneal cavity of rabbits/ hares
Taenia pisiformis; “rabbit tapeworm”
Cysticercus pisiformis; “abdominal bladderworm”
Adult parasite found in the small intestine of cats/felids
Larval parasite found in the liver or peritoneal cavity of rodents
Taenia taeniaformis; “feline taeniid”
Cysticercus fasciolaris; “strobilocercus”
Adult parasite found in the small intestine of dogs/canines
Larval parasite found in the brain and spinal cord of sheep, goats
Multiceps multiceps; “sheep coenurus tapeworm”
Coenurus cerebralis; “Gid/staggers/sturdy bladderworm”
Adult parasite found in the small intestine of dogs/canids
Larval parasite found in the subcutaneous and muscular connective tissue of rabbits
Multiceps serialis; “rabbit coenurus tapeworm”
Coenurus serialis; “subcutaneous bladderworm”
Adult parasite found in the small intestine of dogs, cats, carnivores
Echinococcus granulosus; “unilocular hydatid-cyst producing tapeworm” (I host: liver/lung/brain of sheep, cattle, pigs, horses, humans)
