CYSTICERCUS
\sˈɪstɪsəkəs], \sˈɪstɪsəkəs], \s_ˈɪ_s_t_ɪ_s_ə_k_ə_s]\
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By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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from 'a bladder,' and 'a tail.' A genus of entozoa of the family of the hydatids, distinguished by the caudal vesicle in which the cylindrical or slightly depressed body of the animal terminates. The Cysticercus cellulosae, (F.) Cysticerque du Tissu cellulaire, Hydatis finna, has been often found in the cellular membrane.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).