Abstract The present communication deals with the taxonomical description of cestode parasite Taenia taeniaeformis commonly known as feline tapeworm. The neck is almost as broad as the scolex and segmentation begins immediately behind the scolex. The scolex of T. taeniaeformis is armed with a large double circle of 40-45 hooks and four clearly lateral suckers. Hooks are claw hammer shaped, smal...

Due to frequent cases of alveolar echinococcosis (AE) in captive primates in Europe, 141 samples of food, which consisting of vegetables and fruits, were investigated for contamination with egg-DNA of taeniids. Each sample consisted of at least 40 heads of lettuce as well as various vegetables and fruits. The samples were purchased at different times of the year: either from September to Novemb...