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A metacestode is the larval stage of a
A metacestode is the larval stage of a tapeworm
Eucestoda, commonly referred to as tapeworms, is the larger of the two subclasses of flatworms in the class Cestoda (the other subclass being Cestodaria). Larvae have six posterior hooks on the scolex (head), in contrast to the ten-hooked Ce ...
, found in an intermediate host
In biology and medicine, a host is a larger organism that harbours a smaller organism; whether a parasitic, a mutualistic, or a commensalist ''guest'' (symbiont). The guest is typically provided with nourishment and shelter. Examples include ...
. It can take various forms, for example, the hydatid cyst, strobilocercus, cysticercus or cysticercoid.
See also
*Plerocercoid
''Plerocercoid'' refers to last larval form, the infective form, found in the second intermediate host of many Cestoda
Cestoda is a class of parasitic worms in the flatworm phylum (Platyhelminthes). Most of the species—and the best-knownâ ...
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