metacestode
{{Short description|Larval tapeworm}}
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A metacestode is the larval stage of a tapeworm, found in an intermediate host.{{cite journal|last1=Vuitton|first1=Dominique A.|last2=McManus|first2=Donald P.|last3=Rogan|first3=Michael T.|last4=Romig|first4=Thomas|last5=Gottstein|first5=Bruno|last6=Naidich|first6=Ariel|last7=Tuxun|first7=Tuerhongjiang|last8=Wen|first8=Hao|last9=Menezes da Silva|first9=Antonio|last10=Vuitton|first10=Dominique A.|last11=McManus|first11=Donald P.|last12=Romig|first12=Thomas|last13=Rogan|first13=Michael R.|last14=Gottstein|first14=Bruno|last15=Menezes da Silva|first15=Antonio|last16=Wen|first16=Hao|last17=Naidich|first17=Ariel|last18=Tuxun|first18=Tuerhongjiang|last19=Avcioglu|first19=Amza|last20=Boufana|first20=Belgees|last21=Budke|first21=Christine|last22=Casulli|first22=Adriano|last23=Güven|first23=Esin|last24=Hillenbrand|first24=Andreas|last25=Jalousian|first25=Fateme|last26=Jemli|first26=Mohamed Habib|last27=Knapp|first27=Jenny|last28=Laatamna|first28=Abdelkarim|last29=Lahmar|first29=Samia|last30=Naidich|first30=Ariel|last31=Rogan|first31=Michael T.|last32=Sadjjadi|first32=Seyed Mahmoud|last33=Schmidberger|first33=Julian|last34=Amri|first34=Manel|last35=Bellanger|first35=Anne-Pauline|last36=Benazzouz|first36=Sara|last37=Brehm|first37=Klaus|last38=Hillenbrand|first38=Andreas|last39=Jalousian|first39=Fateme|last40=Kachani|first40=Malika|last41=Labsi|first41=Moussa|last42=Masala|first42=Giovanna|last43=Menezes da Silva|first43=Antonio|last44=Sadjjadi Seyed|first44=Mahmoud|last45=Soufli|first45=Imene|last46=Touil-Boukoffa|first46=Chafia|last47=Wang|first47=Junhua|last48=Zeyhle|first48=Eberhard|last49=Aji|first49=Tuerganaili|last50=Akhan|first50=Okan|last51=Bresson-Hadni|first51=Solange|last52=Dziri|first52=Chadli|last53=Gräter|first53=Tilmann|last54=Grüner|first54=Beate|last55=Haïf|first55=Assia|last56=Hillenbrand|first56=Andreas|last57=Koch|first57=Stéphane|last58=Rogan|first58=Michael T.|last59=Tamarozzi|first59=Francesca|last60=Tuxun|first60=Tuerhongjiang|last61=Giraudoux|first61=Patrick|last62=Torgerson|first62=Paul|last63=Vizcaychipi|first63=Katherina|last64=Xiao|first64=Ning|last65=Altintas|first65=Nazmiye|last66=Lin|first66=Renyong|last67=Millon|first67=Laurence|last68=Zhang|first68=Wenbao|last69=Achour|first69=Karima|last70=Fan|first70=Haining|last71=Junghanss|first71=Thomas|last72=Mantion|first72=Georges A.|title=International consensus on terminology to be used in the field of echinococcoses|journal=Parasite|volume=27|year=2020|pages=41|issn=1776-1042|doi=10.1051/parasite/2020024|pmid=32500855 |pmc=7273836 |doi-access=free}}{{cite book |last1=Elsheikha |first1=Hany |last2=Patterson |first2=Jon S. |title=Veterinary Parasitology |date=2013 |publisher=CRC Press |isbn=9781840766462 |page=245 |chapter=Metacestode}} It can take various forms, for example, the hydatid cyst, strobilocercus, cysticercus or cysticercoid.{{cite book |last1=Jacobs |first1=Dennis |last2=Fox |first2=Mark |last3=Gibbons |first3=Lynda |last4=Hermosilla |first4=Carlos |title=Principles of veterinary parasitology |date=2016 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=9780470670422 |page=121 |edition=reprint |chapter=5.3.2 Metacestodes}}