Rabbit Tapeworm

''Taenia pisiformis'', commonly called the rabbit tapeworm, is an endoparasitic tapeworm which causes infection in lagomorphs, rodents, and carnivores. Adult ''T. pisiformis'' typically occur within the small intestines of the definitive hosts, the carnivores. Lagomorphs, the intermediate hosts, are infected by fecal contamination of grasses and other food sources by the definitive hosts. The larval stage is often referred to as ''Cysticercus pisiformis'' and is found on the livers and peritoneal cavities of the intermediate hosts. ''T. pisiformis'' can be found worldwide.