Taenia (tapewm)
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This atie is abt a gens f tapewm. F the ses, see Taenia (ahitete) Taenia
Sex f Taenia sim
Sientifi assifiatinKingdm:Animaia
Phym
atyheminthes
ass:estda
de:yphyidea
Famiy:Taeniidae
Gens:Taenia
innaes, 1758SpeiesTaenia assieps
Taenia pisifmis
Taenia saginata
Taenia sim
Taenia taeniaefmis
Taenia is a gens f tapewm that indes sme imptant paasites f ivestk. A membes f this gens have an "amed" sex, meaning that thee ae hks n the "head" egin.
Pgttids have enta vay, with a viteaim (yk gand) pstei t it. As in a yphyid estdes, the genita pe n the side f the pgttid. Eggs ae eeased when pgttid deteiates, and s a teine pe is nneessay.
Imptant speies inde:
* Taenia saginata, whih is as knwn as the beef tapewm, thgh it as infets hmans, and an ny epde whie in the hman gt.
* Taenia sim, whih is knwn as the pk tapewm. ike Taenia saginata hmans seve as its pimay hst, and it an ny epde by the dispesa f pgttids whie in the gt. These einfet pigs when hman faees is imppey dispsed f. This infetin is mst mmn in pats f Afia.
* Taenia pisifmis, whih is mmn in wid dgs and in abbits, wh seve as intemediate hsts.
* Taenia assieps
* Taenia gnyamai, paasite f antepe (ava-) and ins (adt fms).
* Taenia taeniaefmis, whih ses dents as intemediate hsts and then inhabits ats as the definitive hst.