File:Taenia saginata tapeworm.jpg

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Summary

This photograph depicts a mature Taenia saginata tapeworm, a parasitic cestode organism. The length of this type of adult cestode is usually 5 meters or less, however, it may reach up to 25 meters. Note the segmentation comprised of contiguous strobila, with each segment being capable of budding, or replication of a duplicate proglottid.

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http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/details.asp (ID#: 4833)

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