Dipylidium caninum Almindelig hundebændelorm Double-pored/cucumber seed tapeworm
Tapeworms in the small intestine of dogs: | Class: Cestoda | Family: Dilepididae
Length: 50-80 cm. Scolex with four suckers and a protrusible rostellum armed with rows of small hooks. Mature proglottids are short or squared with clearly visible bilateral genital organs containing no egg capsules. Gravid proglottids are oblong (”cucumber seed”-like) with two lateral genital openings and two sets of genital organs full of egg capsules.
Hosts: Dogs, cats. Intermediate hosts: Fleas (Ctenocephalides canis, C. felis, Pulex irritans) and lice.
Location: Small intestine.