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Understanding Taenia: Characteristics and Life Cycle

Learn about Taenia, a type of tapeworm found in animals, including its external features, life cycle stages, and key differences between Taenia saginata and Taenia solium. Explore the anatomy and functions of different parts of the tapeworm.

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Understanding Taenia: Characteristics and Life Cycle

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  1. Taenia Prepared by: Reem Al dossari

  2. Taenia Kingdom:Animalia Subkingdom:eumetazoa Class:Cestoda Order:Cyclophllidea Genus:Taenia Species:Taenia saginata (beef tape­worm) Taenia solium (pork tapeworm) • External Features: • Tatnia saginata has four large muscular suckers; no mouth or hooks exist. • Scolex of T. solium is relatively smaller and has a rounded prominent rostellum with a double row of chitinous hooks.

  3. The Mature Proglottis

  4. Life Cycle:

  5. The Egg

  6. 1 2 3 Scolex of Taenia solium 1-Rostellum 2-Hooks 3-Suckers

  7. T. saginata 1-Suckers

  8. 2 3 4 5 1 6 Taenia (Mature Proglottis) 1- Ovary 2- testes 3-uterus 4- vas deferens 5- vagina 6-genetal atrium

  9. 1 2 Gravid Proglottids) 1-utreus 2- eggs

  10. Gravid Proglottids) T. solium T. saginata

  11. Thank you for your attention

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