cystophorous cercaria

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cystophorous cercaria: 1. A large cercaria with a bulbous chamber at the anterior end of the tail into which the body can be withdrawn; also called cystocercous, cysticercaria, macrocercous cercaria.

2. The cercaria of the family Halipegdae that have a short tail with 5 appendages, all differing from each other.