Taenia multiceps
Species of flatworm
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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
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
The 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]
