Abstract:
A survey was carried out on natural infection of Spirometra procercoids in Cyclops from water
ponds in Tarangire National Park, Tanzania. Cyclops collected from ponds in Tarangire National
Park were examined for the presence of procercoids in their body cavities. The Cyclops were
anaesthetized with carbonated water and examined under compound microscope. Spirometra
procercoids were found in the body cavity of naturally infected Cyclops. The procercoids was
elongate, had calcareous corpuscles and mean measurements were 101.7µm in length and 71.7
µm in width. The procercoids seems to concur with S. erinacei procercoid. This is a first record of
Spirometra procercoid in Cyclops from Tanzania.
