LIFE CYCLE OF DIPHLLOBATHRIUM *LATUM

"The broad tapeworm of man is a parasite of the small intestines. This parasite is common in the Great Lakes Region and infection is obtained by eating raw or unripe fish." The development of the ova including the hatching of the egg, free-swimming larva, ingestion and development in the copepod is shown. "The infection of the fish host is shown followed by the adult stage in dogs." University of Illinois.