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The procercoid is the second Larva stage of some Cestoda, which typically develops inside of Copepod following their ingestion of the coracidium parasite structure that contains the larval oncosphere. The flatworm in this stage is not enclosed in a protective cyst, but is infectious to the next intermediate host. Procercoids resemble their adult forms in pathways of Bioenergetics. They are basically anaerobic, lacking a complete Krebs cycle, and rely on glycolysis.
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