Thick-necked tapeworm
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| Batsch , 1786 |
The thick-necked tapeworm ( Hydatigera taeniaeformis , syn .: Taenia taeniaeformis ), also known as Finn or cat tapeworm , is a representative of the real tapeworms . It is a common parasite in the small intestine in cats , less often in dogs , martens and foxes . The infestation with this tapeworm usually remains without clinical symptoms. Humans are not susceptible to this tapeworm.
The adult Finn tapeworm is about 15 to 60 cm long and 6 mm wide. The Skolex has four suction cups. The outgoing tapeworm limbs ( proglottids ) are about the size of a grain of rice. Intermediate hosts and thus carriers of the Finns of this tapeworm species are rats , mice and other rodents .
See also
literature
- Thomas Schnieder et al .: Veterinary Parasitology . Parey-Verlag, 6th edition, 2006. ISBN 3830441355