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echinococcus granulosus A species of hydatid tapeworm (class Cestoda) in the family Taeniidae, whose adult form infects the digestive tract of dogs, other canines, and cats. The larval form infects sheep; pigs; horses; and may infect humans, where it migrates to various organs and forms permanent hydatid cysts.


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