Taenia multiceps is an intestinal tapeworm and a cause of coenurosis.[1]
| Taenia multiceps | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Cestoda |
| Order: | Cyclophyllidea |
| Family: | Taeniidae |
| Genus: | Taenia |
| Species: | T. multiceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Taenia multiceps Leske, 1780 | |
Ecology
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The definitive hosts for T. multiceps are canids, while intermediate hosts are mostly cattle, although many other herbivores may serve.[2] The larval stage is called coenurus cerebralis.[3]
Pathology
editThe species is one of the most common causes of disease of the central nervous system of sheep in Britain. It is absent from Australia and New Zealand.[4]
References
edit- ↑ Haq, Abrar Ul; Tramboo, Shahana Riyaz; Allaie, Idrees Mehraj (2023-01-01), "Parasites in the nervous system of dogs and cats", Organ-Specific Parasitic Diseases of Dogs and Cats, Academic Press, pp. 113–139, doi:10.1016/B978-0-323-95352-8.00011-4, ISBN 978-0-323-95352-8, retrieved 2025-12-25
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link) - ↑ "CDC - DPDX - Coenurosis". 14 June 2019.
- ↑ Varcasia, Antonio; Tamponi, Claudia; Ahmed, Fahad; Cappai, Maria Grazia; Porcu, Francesca; Mehmood, Naunain; Dessì, Giorgia; Scala, Antonio (2022). "Taenia multiceps coenurosis: A review". Parasites & Vectors. 15 (1) 84. doi:10.1186/s13071-022-05210-0. PMC 8917661. PMID 35279199.
- ↑ Abbott, Kym; Hynd, Philip; de Graaf, Simon; Leahy, Tamara; Larsen, John (2018). "Diseases of the Central Nervous System (CNS)". The Practice of Sheep Veterinary Medicine. University of Adelaide Press. pp. 473–88. ISBN 978-1-925261-77-6. JSTOR j.ctvb4bssr.19.
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