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=''[[Taenia taeniaeformis]]''=
{{Taxobox
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|name              = ''Taenia taeniaformis
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|kingdom            = Animalia
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|phylum            = Platyhelminthes
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|class              = [[Cestodes|Cestoda]]
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|sub-class          =
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|order              = [[Cyclophyllidea]]
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|super-family      =
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|family            = [[Taeniidae]]
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|sub-family        =
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|genus              = Taenia
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|species            = ''T. taeniaformis
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}}
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{| cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="1"
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| Also known as:
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| '''Hydatigera taeniaeformis
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'''Taenia crassicollis
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'''Cysticercus fasciolaris
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'''Strobilocercus fasciolaris
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==Hosts==
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'''Definitive host''':  Cats, and foxes.
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'''Intermediate host''':  Mice, rats, rabbits, and squirrels.
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==Identification==
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The adult is around 70 cm, and has a large scolex.
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==Life Cycle==
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The eggs are past in faeces, which are ingested by the intermediate host.  The metacestode matures in the intermediate host, before being ingested by the definitive host.
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==References==
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Taylor, M.A, Coop, R.L., Wall,R.L. (2007) '''Veterinary Parasitology''' ''Blackwell Publishing''
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[[Category:Taeniidae]]
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[[Category:To_Do_-_Max]]
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[[Category:To_Do_-_Review]]
 
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