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Hydatid worm

Animal
Echinococcus granulosus, also called the hydatid worm or dog tapeworm, is a cyclophyllid cestode that dwells in the small intestine of canids as an adult, but which has important intermediate hosts such as livestock and humans, where it causes... Wikipedia
Class: Cestoda
Scientific name: Echinococcus granulosus
Domain: Eukaryota
Family: Taeniidae
Genus: Echinococcus
Kingdom: Animalia