#diphylidiumcaninum (dog and cat #fleatapeworm ) Eggs: Also known as double pored #tapeworm is a principle parasite of canines and felines but is also seen in a wide variety of carnivores including humans. The main life cycle of the tapeworm is centred on larval stages of dog /cat fleas (#ctenocephalides spp.) which act as an intermediate host for transmission of the parasite. The larva migrates to surrounding tissues in the flea larvae and moult to a cyst. The adult flea harbours the infective #cysticercoid stages of the worm. Consumption of such infective fleas propagates the life cycle of the parasite. The cysticercoid matures into tapeworm in the gut of the vertebrate host where they attach themselves, feed, mature and reproduce. The eggs are passed in the feces in form of egg pockets containing many fertilized eggs which are all seen in the gravid proglottid segments of the adult tapeworm. #vetlearn #vetstudies #vetcasestudy #vetpath #vetparasitology #veterinaryparapathologist #stoolsample #parasitesofdogs #tapewormeggs #microscopicworld #microscopiclife #underthemicroscope #cestodes #gutparasites #intestinalparasites https://www.instagram.com/drdashvetpath/p/BwyXZgfBdD1/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1odv6mw8jw34p