Cryptocystis trichodectis

Cryp·to·cys·tis tri·cho·dec·tis

(krip'tō-sis'tis trī'kō-dek'tis), Name formerly applied to the larval form of the dog tapeworm, Dipylidium caninum, named for the cysticercoids found in the dog louse, Trichodectes. [crypto- + G. kystis, bladder; tricho- + G. dektēs, a beggar]