Cestoda

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• Pork Tapeworm Information from Wikipedia on this parasite, Taenia solium, that affects pigs and humans, its classification, biology, life cycle and distribution.
• Beef Tapeworm Information from Wikipedia on this parasite, Taenia saginata, its classification and biology.
• Cestoda Information from Wikipedia on this class of parasitic flatworms known as tapeworms, their classification and morphology.
• Taenia solium Research project by Richard Geske on the pork tapeworm, including its classification, morphology, habitat, nutrition, life cycle and the conditions it can cause in humans.
• Echinococcus granulosus Research project on this parasitic tapeworm by Michael Breunig at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse.
• Taenia saginata Research project by Carolyn Temanson at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse.
• Moniezia expansa Animation showing the life cycle of this double-pored ruminant tapeworm. Click arrow to activate.
• Dipylidium caninum Student project on this tapeworm including classification, habitat, adaptation, nutrition, reproduction and interactions with other species.