Taenia pisiformis

Taxobox
name = Taenia pisiformis
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Platyhelminthes
classis = Cestoda
ordo = Cyclophyllidea
familia = Taeniidae
genus = Taenia
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = Species Taenia pisiformis

"Taenia pisiformis" is a tapeworm. It is related to "Taenia solium", the pork tapeworm, and to "Taenia saginata", the beef tapeworm.

The adult may reach up to 200 cm in length. The definite host is represented by carnivores such as the dog or the cat.

The intermediate host is represented by hares and rabbits, in which we find the mesacestoide (the larval stage) known as: cysticercus pisiformis. This is found in the peritoneum of the intermediate host and can be ingested by the definite host when the dog or cat feed on the viscera of such an infected intermediate.

This parasite does not infect humans. [http://www.provet.co.uk/health/diseases/zoonosistapesrodents.htm]