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  Diplydium (mature proglottid)

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Lab_4b-11a

 1. Testes

 2. Vas deferens

 3. Vagina

 4. Ovary

 5. Yolk gland

 6. Genital pore

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This slide shows a mature proglottid from the dog tapeworm Diplydium caninum. Note that there are two complete sets of  male and female reproductive structures that include testes, vasa deferentia (the plural of vas deferens), ovaries, yolk glands, vaginas and genital pores.  Dogs and cats become infected by eating adult fleas (the intermediate hosts) containing cysticercoid larvae.

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