T. saginata

TAENIA SAGINATA

Host
Man
Location Small intestine
I/H Cattle
Metacestode Cysticercus bovis
Morphology
  • Adults are 4 to 8 m and may rarely attain 25 m in length. Scolex has 4 suckers.
  • Rostellum and hooks are absent.
  • In the gravid segment, uterus has 14 to 32 lateral branches.

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