Mesocestoides

Tapeworm genus found in carnivorous mammals, such as foxes; mites probably intermediate hosts; few human cases identified in Japan, the United States, and China.

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Me·so·ces·toi·des -.ses-'tȯi-(.)dēz n a genus (the type of the family Mesocestoididae) of atypical unarmed cyclophyllidean tapeworms having the adults parasitic in mammals and birds and a slender threadlike contractile larva free in cavities or encysted in tissues of mammals, birds, and sometimes reptiles

me·so·ces·toid·id -'tȯi-dəd n

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Meso·ces·toi·des (mez″o-ses-toiґdēz) a genus of tapeworms of the family Mesocestoididae, whose larvae are often found in the coelom or peritoneum of many different vertebrates; the adult form is found most often in the intestines of carnivorous mammals and birds.