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Sparganum
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Definition
: The larval form of the diphyllobothriid tapeworms of the genus DIPHYLLOBOTHRIUM and SPIROMETRA. Fish-eating mammals and man are the final hosts.
infection
Other names
Plerocercoid Larvae; Sparganums; Larvae, Plerocercoid