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Life cycle of Echinococcus granulosus (cystic echinococcosis).
Adult worm of Echinococcus granulosus. (A) Diagram. (B) Whole mount (note that only three proglottids are present in the adult worm).
Echinococcus granulosus hydatid cyst. (A) Diagram of unilocular cyst (limiting membrane). (B) Diagram of single immature worm. (C) Diagram of hooklets. (D) Diagram of laminated layers, daughter cysts, and scolices. (Illustration by Sharon Belkin.) GL, germinal layer; LL, laminated layer; FL, fibrous layer.
Life cycle of Echinococcus multilocularis (alveolar hydatid disease).
Life cycle of Taenia (Multiceps) spp.
Life cycle of Spirometra mansonoides and Diphyllobothrium spp. (sparganosis).
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