Tapeworm Species - Dipylidium Caninum
The common flea tapeworm is frequently seen in dogs and cats in all areas. It uses the flea as a necessary intermediate host in its life cycle. Eggs passed by the adult worm living in the cat or dog are consumed by larval fleas in the animal's environment.
Inside the flea larva the tapeworm egg develops to a cyst, and stays with the flea while it changes into its familiar adult form. The dog or cat infects itself with the tapeworm when it swallows a flea containing a tapeworm cyst.
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