Cysticercus

The scolex of the tape-worm. An hydatid. C. bovis, a form of hydatid in the muscles of the ox (mostly in the calf). Its progenitor is the Taenia mediocanellata of man. It produces the disease called Beef Measles. C. cellulo e, the hydatid found inhabidng the inter muscular connective ti ue of the pig, producing the condition known as " measles. ' ' Its progenitor is the Tcznia solium of man. See Alternation of Generation. C. cellulosae cutis. An hydarid, or immature form of Tutiia solium, which is somedmes parasidc upon the subcutaneous ti ues of the skin. C. ovis, an hydatid of uncertain origin found in sheep in the condition called Mutton Measles. C. pisiform is, an hydatid found mainly in the abdominal cavity of the rabbit and of the hare, and, in its immature state, in the liver of these animals. Its progenitor is the Taenia serrata of the dog. C. tenuicollis, a slender or long-necked hydatid found in the abdominal and pelvic cavity of the sheep, the pig, the ox, and the fowl. Its progenitor is the Ticnia margin at a of the dog. See Parasites.