Plerocercoid

Plerocerci of Callitetrarhynchus gracilis in the body cavity of the fish Scomberomorus commerson

Plerocercoid refers to last larval form, the infective form, found in the second intermediate host of many Cestoda with aquatic life cycles.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Combes, Claude (2005). The Art of Being a Parasite. University of Chicago Press. pp. 44–45. ISBN 978-0-226-11438-5.
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