Internal helminth parasites include roundworms, tapeworms and flukes. Endoparasites known to infect wolves include&colon; protozoans and helminths (flukes, tapeworms, roundworms and thorny-headed worms). He also distinguished earthworms from helminths (like tapeworms, flukes, and roundworms). They identify parasites such as roundworms, Guinea worms, threadworms, and some tapeworms of unknown varieties. Cysticercosis is a tapeworm larvae infection, while taeniasis is infection with adult tapeworms . This means that the dwarf tapeworm, like other tapeworms is hermaphroditic. Platyhelminthes (flatworms) form another worm phylum which includes a class of parasitic tapeworms. Platyhelminthes (flatworms) form another worm phylum which includes a class Cestoda of parasitic tapeworms. They can also spread ticks, lungworms, tapeworms, flies and paramphistome flukes. They can also spread ticks, lungworms, tapeworms, flies, and paramphistome flukes. It is characteristic of flatworms including the broad groups of tapeworms and flukes. Some endoparasitic tapeworms, nematodes, and trematodes have been described from the species. Taeniasis is an infection within the intestines by adult tapeworms belonging to the genus "Taenia". They can carry "Hymenolepiasis" tapeworms and Trypanosome protozoans. They are even highly efficient against majority of the livestock tapeworms.