Growth stages of Taenia solium Infective T solium egg (A), larva or cysticercus (B), evaginating cysticercus (C), tapeworm scolex (D), and tapeworm strobila (E).
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Left & Center: Scoleces of T. solium Note the four large suckers and rostellum containing two rows of hooks. Right: Scolex of T. saginata. Note the four large suckers and lack of rostellum and rostellar hooks. (Credit: DPDx)
