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Flea tapeworm
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Worms & leeches

Flea tapeworm

Dipylidium caninum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Names

EnglishFlea tapeworm
DutchHondenlintworm
SpanishTenia del perro
Chinese犬复孔绦虫
Scientific nameDipylidium caninum (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

Dipylidium caninum, also called the flea tapeworm, double-pored tapeworm, or cucumber tapeworm (in reference to the shape of its cucumber-seed-like proglottids, though these also resemble grains of rice or sesame seeds) is a cyclophyllid cestode that infects organisms afflicted with fleas and canine chewing lice, including dogs, cats, and sometimes human pet-owners, especially children.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumPlatyhelminthes
ClassCestoda
OrderCyclophyllidea
FamilyDipylidiidae
GenusDipylidium