Cestodes

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Tapeworm superfamilies:

Pseudophyllidea

Cyclophyllidea:

Taeniidae

Dipylidium

Davainea

Anoplocephalidae

• Occlusion of pancreatic ducts sometimes happens Pancreas - parasitic

• Mesocestoides in carnivores causing pyogranulomatous peritonitis

• Echinococcus granulosus in hydatid disease of lungs