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n. [Gr. kerkos, tail; kystis, bladder](PLATYHELMINTHES: Cestoda)A cysticercoid with a tail.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
cercocystis
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cercocystis — A specialized form of tapeworm cysticercoid larva that develops within the vertebrate host villus rather than in an invertebrate host; e.g., the c. of Hymenolepis nana in its direct or egg borne cycle in man. SEE ALSO: cysticercus … Medical dictionary
Hymenolepis nana — Hymenolepis nana … Wikipedia Español
