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[Taenia asiatica] [Taenia saginata] [Taenia solium]

Scoleces of Taenia spp. The scolex of T. solium contains four large suckers and a rostellum containing two rows of large and small hooks. There are usually 13 hooks of each size. The scolex of T. saginata has four large suckers but lacks the rostellum and rostellar hooks. The scolex of T. asiatica possesses rudimentary hooklets in a wart-like formation.

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A, B:  Scoleces of T. solium. Note the four large suckers and rostellum containing two rows of hooks.

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C:  Scolex of T. saginata. Note the four large suckers and lack of rostellum and rostellar hooks.