Taenia Prepared by Reem Al dossari KingdomAnimalia Subkingdomeumetazoa ClassCestoda OrderCyclophllidea GenusTaenia Species Taenia saginata beef tapeworm Taenia solium pork tapeworm Taenia ID: 765587
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Taenia Prepared by: Reem Al dossari
Kingdom:Animalia Subkingdom:eumetazoa Class:Cestoda Order:CyclophllideaGenus:TaeniaSpecies:Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm)Taenia solium (pork tapeworm) Taenia 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 .
T. solium T. saginata human humanDefinitive hostpigcattleIntermediate hostfound in the muscles or subcutaneous tissues of their intermediate host (generally, pigs). in the cow after ingestion of the worm eggsLarvaecontains the uterus (unbranched), overy, genital pore, and testesThe Mature ProglottisT. solium uterus is less branched (7-to main branches on each side).the uterus in T. saginata is branched and is filled with eggs. (20-30 main branches on each sideThe Gravid ProglottidssimilarEggs It takes about 5 to 12 weeks for the worm to mature into adulthood in the human intestine. Usually only a single worm is present at time Incubation Period
The Mature Proglottis
Life Cycle:
The Egg
1-Rostellum 2-Hooks 3-Suckers Scolex of Taenia solium321
T. saginata 1-Suckers
1 6 4 352Taenia (Mature Proglottis)1- Ovary 2- testes 3-uterus 4- vas deferens 5- vagina 6-genetal atrium
Gravid Proglottids) 1-utreus 2- eggs 21
T. saginata T. solium Gravid Proglottids)
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