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Cysticercus bovis Cattle Cysticercus cellulosa Swine and man Cysticercus tennicollis Cattle, sheep and swine Coenurus cerebralis Cattle and sheep Echinococcus polymorphus Cattle, sheep, swine and man The adult tapeworms Taeniae saginata and soleum, of which the Cysticerci bovis and cellulosa are the larvae forms, occur in man.
The larvae forms of these taeniae are the Cysticercus tennicollis, Coenurus cerebralis and Echinococcus polymorphus. C. tennicollis is a parasite of the serous or lining membranes of the body cavities. It is not of great economic importance. C. cerebralis is a parasite of the brain of sheep, and may cause a heavy death rate in flocks that are infested with it.
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