Cysticercus is a scientific name given to the young tapeworms belonging to the genus Taenia. It is a small, sac-like vesicle resembling a bladder; hence, it is also known as a bladder worm. It is filled with fluid, in which the main body of the larva, called the scolex, resides.

see [[Cysticercosis]]

see [[Neurocysticercosis]].