Parasites and health [Last Modified: ]
Intestinal parasites: Comparative morphology

Figure 8
Gravid Proglottids and Scoleces of Cestode Parasites of Humans
 

Taenia solium Taenia saginata
Taenia solium proglottid Taenia solium scolex Taenia saginata proglottid Taenia saginata scolex
Diphyllobothrium latum Dipylidium caninum
Diphyllobothrium latum proglottid Diphyllobothrium latum scolex Dipylidium caninum proglottid Dipylidium caninum scolex
Hymenolepis nana Hymenolepis diminuta
Hymenolepis nana proglottids Hymenolepis nana scolex Hymenolepis diminuta proglottids Hymenolepis diminuta scolex

Note: figures are not shown to scale.

 
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