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What are the morphological differences of adult taenia solium and taenia saginata?

Answer:
Taenia solium

  • has up to 1,000 proglottids
  • has scolex armed with hooks
  • has gravid proglottids containing 50,000 eggs (each proglottid)


Taenia saginata

  • has from 1,000 to 2,000 proglottids
  • hasn't a scolex armature
  • has gravid proglottids containing 100,000 eggs (each proglottid)
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