Moniezia spp. Drøvtyggerbændelorm (Tapeworms of ruminants)
Small intestinal tapeworms of ruminants: | Class: Cestoda (tapeworms) | Order: Cyclophyllidea | Family: Anoplocephalidae
Moniezia spp. (length: several metres). The scolex has four large suckers. Immature proglottids (segments) are narrow. Mature and egg-containing segments are more broad than they are long containing two bilateral positioned sets of genital organs. Interproglottidal glands are visible at the posterior border of each segment.
M. expansa hosts: Sheep, goats, cattle. M. benedeni hosts: Cattle. Intermediate hosts: Oribatid mites, living on dung and herbage.
Location: Small intestine.