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Mesocestoides​ sp.

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Gravid segments of common tapeworms found parasitizing the intestinal tracts of dogs and cats; From top to bottom: Spirometra mansonoides (top), Taenia sp., Mesocestoides sp., and Dipylidium caninum (bottom); Stack of 12 exposures (© Lance Wheeler, 2018 | Photographer: Lance Wheeler | Owner of Specimens: Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology)

Mesocestoides sp. (tetrathyridium)

Mesocestoides sp. tetrathyridia
Mesocestoides sp. tetrathyridium
Mesocestoides sp. tetrathyridium
Mesocestoides sp. tetrathyridia in small intestine of dog
Mesocestoides sp. tetrathyridia in small intestine of dog
Mesocestoides sp. tetrathyridia in small intestine of dog
Mesocestoides sp. tetrathyridia in small intestine of dog
Mesocestoides sp. tetrathyridia in small intestine of dog
Mesocestoides sp. tetrathyridia in small intestine of dog
Mesocestoides sp. tetrathyridia in canine small intestine
Mesocestoides sp. tetrathyridia in canine small intestine
Mesocestoides sp. tetrathyridia in canine small intestine
Mesocestoides sp. tetrathyridia in canine small intestine
Mesocestoides sp. tetrathyridium in canine small intestine
Mesocestoides sp. tetrathyridium in canine small intestine
Mesocestoides sp. tetrathyridium in canine small intestine
Mesocestoides sp. tetrathyridium
Mesocestoides sp. tetrathyridium
Mesocestoides sp. tetrathyridium

​Mesocestoides sp. (adult tapeworm)

Spirometra mansonoides, Taenia sp., Mesocestoides sp., and Dipylidium caninum tapeworms
Spirometra mansonoides, Taenia sp., Mesocestoides sp., and Dipylidium caninum tapeworms
Mesocestoides sp. proglottid
Mesocestoides sp. proglottid
Mesocestoides sp. proglottid
Mesocestoides sp. tapeworm segment
Mesocestoides sp. tapeworm segment
Mesocestoides sp. proglottids
Mesocestoides sp. immature proglottids
Mesocestoides sp. immature proglottids
Mesocestoides sp. mature proglottids
Mesocestoides sp. gravid proglottid
Eggs within the central parauterine organ of a Mesocestoides sp. gravid proglottid
Mesocestoides sp. tapeworm segments
Mesocestoides sp. tapeworm segments
Mesocestoides sp. tapeworm segments
Mesocestoides sp. tapeworm segments
Mesocestoides sp. tapeworm segments
Mesocestoides sp. tapeworm segments
Mesocestoides sp. tapeworm segments

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