Coenurus

Coenurus /Coe·nu·rus/ (se-nu´rus) a genus of tapeworm larvae, including C. cerebra´lis, the larva of Multiceps multiceps, which causes coenurosis.

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coenurus /coe·nu·rus/ (se-nu´rus) the larval stage of tapeworms of the genus Multiceps, a semitransparent, fluid-filled, bladderlike organism that contains multiple scoleces attached to the inner surface of its wall and that does not form brood capsules. It develops in various parts of the host body, especially in the central nervous system.

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Coenurus

a metacestode, a larval stage (metacestode) of a tapeworm belonging to the genus Taenia (Multiceps).

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Coenurus cerebralis

metacestode of Taenia multiceps found in the brain and spinal cord of sheep, but in other organs of goats. See also coenurosis.

Coenurus serialis

metacestode of the tapeworm Taenia serialis of dogs and foxes found in the subcutaneous tissues and muscles of the intermediate host, a lagomorph.