Taeniarhynchus saginatus (continued)
OVA
SIZE: 30 to 40 mcm (small to medium).
SHAPE: Ovoid to round.
COLOR: Brown.
OPERCULUM: Absent.
Contents: Hexacanth oncosphere.
MISCELLANEOUS: Embryophore with double layer and a radially striated outer layer.
ADULT
SIZE: 5 to 10 meters.
COLOR: Ivory.
SCOLEX
SIZE: 1 to 2 mm in diameter, large.
SHAPE: Round, unarmed.
PROGLOTTID
SIZE: 5 to 7 mm by 20 mm.
SHAPE: rectangular, longer than broad.
GENITAL PORE: Single, lateral.
UTERUS: Tubular when mature, gravid proglottid contains 15 to 30 branches.
OVARIES: Two, round.
TESTES: Minute, spherical.
Figure 3-43. Stages of Taeniarhynchus saginatus.
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