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ID#:

4833

Caption:

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

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Content Provider(s):

CDC

Creation Date:

1979

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